Gateway Theatre Group all set for Aladdin in Portadown Town Hall

By Valerie Martin

Published 6th Jan 2023, 18:24 BST

It’s panto season again in Portadown and members of the Gateway Theatre Group are getting ready for their production of Aladdin, which opens on Saturday, January 14.

They are pulling all the stops out to make sure this favourite family show – being staged in Portadown Town Hall – is full of colour and fun. It will be run nightly at 7.30pm until Saturday, January 28, with Saturday matinees at 2pm. All seats are £9 (no concessions).

Photographer Tony Hendron caught up with the cast at one of their rehearsals.

Princess Say-Wen, played by Laura Clayton and her handmaid, So-Shy, played by Jacqui Hawthorne. PT02-202.

1. Ready for the show

Princess Say-Wen, played by Laura Clayton and her handmaid, So-Shy, played by Jacqui Hawthorne. PT02-202. Photo: Tony Hendron

Producers and directors of the Gateway Theatre production of Aladdin from left, Hannah Duncan, producer, Ryan Harris, musical director, and Marie Tiffney-Moore, director. PT02-211.

2. The right direction.

Producers and directors of the Gateway Theatre production of Aladdin from left, Hannah Duncan, producer, Ryan Harris, musical director, and Marie Tiffney-Moore, director. PT02-211. Photo: Tony Hendron

Nathan Capper who plays the Emperor with his biggest fan, Sarah Willis who plays Vizier. PT02-208.

3. Colourful characters

Nathan Capper who plays the Emperor with his biggest fan, Sarah Willis who plays Vizier. PT02-208. Photo: Tony Hendron

So-Shy and Princess Say-Wen played by Jacqui Hawthorne and Laura Clayton. PT02-207.

4. Dressed to impress

So-Shy and Princess Say-Wen played by Jacqui Hawthorne and Laura Clayton. PT02-207. Photo: Tony Hendron