Festive season kicks off withAladdin at the White Rock

What better way to start the festive season than a trip to the pantomime, and this year’s White Rock Theatre’s production of Aladdin is bigger, brighter and more magical than ever.
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Oct 2014, 13:12 BST

If you see one show this year make sure it’s pantomime, a spectacular production that includes all the elements of great theatre - comedy, dance, dazzling sets and costumes making it unmissable for young and old alike.

Starring

We caught up with Louie Spence to find out a bit more about the man behind the showbiz and high kicks.

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A. “Dance is a creative art form, so if you feel it and it comes from inside, just do it! I have three sisters – two older sisters and one younger sister. My two older sisters went dancing on Saturday mornings before my younger sister was born, so my mum thought, well how can I get rid of all three of them? So she sent me. I wasn’t really that interested until they gave me the Lycra and then that was it! I ended up going and staying in my Lycra tights and carried on dancing.”

A. “I thought I was going to go and work. I applied to Butlins, thinking I’d be a fabulous Red Coat-Blue Coat-or whatever colours they’ve got, I don’t know because I didn’t get the job! The reason I didn’t was because I was too young. I was 16 and they didn’t take you until you were 18. I applied for college, and after I left I went straight into

A. “Panto suits certain people and it goes without saying it suits me, it’s a joyous affair. What I love about panto is you never have the same show. Because every evening there’s always a different interaction with the audience. You judge your audience and you give them a different show every day. In