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Aladdin
Lyric Hammersmith
London W6
4/5
TAKING my four-year-old to this contemporary reworking of the old panto standard Aladdin proved a treat for father and son.
This version’s set in the mythical kingdom of Fulhammerboosh, where moody and headstrong Princess Jasmine (Allyson Ava-Brown) turns down marriage to Prince Lumpyface of Chelsington, only to fall for local chav Aladdin (Karl Queensborough).
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