Jonathan Wilkes, Christian Patterson

Jump aboard a high-flying magical carpet headed for Old Peking and make tickets for this year’s spectacular Regent Theatre pantomime Aladdin one of your three wishes.

Follow Aladdin, on a spectacular adventure featuring a beautiful love story, flying carpets, a wish-granting genie, an evil sorcerer and a lamp packed full of spectacular family entertainment.

Brought to you by Qdos Entertainment, the world’s biggest pantomime producer, Aladdin features all of the ingredients of the perfect pantomime; a fabulous cast and orchestra, laugh-out-loud comedy, stunning scenery and special effects, beautiful costumes and plenty of boos and hisses for all the family to enjoy.

Jonny Wilkes will star as Aladdin and Christian Patterson as his mother Widow Twankey, bringing with them the laugh-out-loud comedy Stoke audiences have come to expect from the region’s favourite funny men.

Baddeley Green born showman Jonny Wilkes will make his 12th Regent panto appearance as the hero Aladdin. No stranger to the stage, Jonny has enjoyed a varied stage career including lead roles in Chicago, The Rocky Horror Show, Guys and Dolls and Grease, and held hosting duties on You’ve Been Framed and Love on a Saturday Night on television.

Joining him as Widow Twankey, Christian Patterson stars alongside Jonny for the 8th time in the stage partnership that delights Stoke audiences year after year. Trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Christian has held roles in The Woman in Black, Journey’s End and Matilda, and is currently appearing in My Country; a work in progress at the National Theatre.