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REVIEW: A Flying Carpet To Die For, But No Twanky: "Aladdin" by Warwick Thompson

The last time "Aladdin" was seen in a major London theatre (it was the Old Vic) Sir Ian McKellen played Widow Twanky. In true panto fashion, the role was full of smutty innuendo. "You've heard of my former husband, Saddam al-Twanky? Well his weapon of mass destruction took a lot less than 45 minutes."There's none of that below-the-salt humour in a new stage version of Disney's "Aladdin" (score by Alan Menken), which …

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 10:37PM on June 20, 2016

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