The 2009 pantomime at the Shaw Theatre, Londonwill be Aladdin - the ROCK AND ROLL panto with "TWIST AND SHOUT"!
Imagine Theatre is delighted to announce that it will be co-producing the 2009 Shaw Theatre, London pantomime with Penny Rock Productions. The production will run from 10th December 2009 to 2nd January 2010.
The panto is now closed
2nd January 2010
It's been an amazing run with some outstanding reviews. Our thanks go to everyone who was involved for making it such a fantastic production! x
FIRE..... but the show WILL go on!
14th December 2009
Well, what a day! The audience was merrily watching the second show of the day, when, about 10 minutess before the end of the show at around 3.30pm today, FIRE broke out at the Novotel, St Pancras, which is the hotel that houses the Shaw Theatre.
Fire alarms immediately sounded, and the audience and cast of Aladdin were evacuated onto Euston Road outside the front of the theatre.
Audience members found themselves mingling with the cast (still in full costume and carrying their instruments) who had just been entertaining them.
After a short while out in the road, the neighbouring British Library invited the cast in for a cup of tea, and to warm up!
Eventually the fire (on the 5th floor of the hotel, adjacent to the hotel sauna) was brought under control. The Hotel suffered considerable water damage, but thankfully the theatre was not affected, and the show will go on!
Our thanks go to the highly efficient theatre team, and hotel staff for ensuring the whole building was successfully evacuated with no injuries or problems.
The cast and crew (complete with instruments!) outside on Euston Road
Theatre Manager J-J Almond escorts Panto Dame Graham Kent out of the building while the London Fire Service enter the building behind!
Reviews!
12th December 2009
Read the review from the British Theatre Guide!
Read the review from extraextra.
The panto is open!
10th December 2009
Watch this space - we'll upload some production shots soon!
The panto is in rehearsal
16th November 2009
All the cast have arrived at the theatre, and rehearsals for this year's panto are now underway! We're hoping to get photos through soon - when we do we'll upload them and share them with you!
The cast is announced
18th August 2009
We are delighted to announce that this year, Aladdin at the Shaw Theatre will star:
Billy Geraghty (Midsomer Murders, Casualty, Poirot)
Jess Robinson (ITV's Headcases & BBC's Jon Culshaw Show)
Adebayo Bolaji (Joseph)
Chris Coxon (Spamalot)
Graham Kent (Eastenders & Trial and Retribution)
Tara Nelson (Spend Spend Spend)
Oliver Seymour-Marsh (Buddy)
Susannah Van Den Berg (Sweeney Todd).
