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A festive season on the Seven Seas

This production marks KickstArt's 14th annual pantomime and the eighth panto written by Steven Stead since 2004. 

The festive season would not be complete without KickstArt’s annual panto and this year, they will be taking you on an adventure over the Seven Seas with Sinbad the Sailor.

The fantastic new family treat will be showing at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, UKZN from December 1 till January 7.

With gloriously colourful sets and costumes that evoke the exotic mystery and magic of the Arabian Nights, and exciting music and dance inspired by Bollywood, this is a unique, unforgettable pantomime experience.

Sinbad features Lyle Buxton in the title role, and panto regulars Bryan Hiles as Dame Donna Kebab, Darren King as Long John Slithe and Belinda Henwood as Morgiana the Magnificent.

The delightful heroine of the piece is Princess Marina (Amanda Kunene) and the magical larger-than-life Genie of the Seven Seas is Sandile Mabaso with Marion Loudon as the no-nonsense Ameena; Graeme Wicks as the deliciously vague Silly Billy Souvlaki; and Mothokozisi Zulu as the trusty pirate side-kick, Mustapha Kitkat. The chorus is made up of Kirsty Ndawo, Katherine Anderson, Pavishen Paideya and Muvo Hlongwana.

The look is rich colours in peacock hues; delicate fretwork; lanterns; minurettes, exotic islands and pirate ships. Stead has chosen an interesting soundtrack for the panto this year – fusing accessible, contemporary music with much-loved tunes – with an underlying Eastern beat, Indo-Arabic flavour and percussive influences.

This production marks KickstArt’s 14th annual pantomime and the eighth panto written by Steven Stead since 2004.

“We look forward to transporting audiences off to magical faraway places in the style of a cartoon on steroids – with a lot of heart,” said Stead.

See the show at 2.30pm from Tuesday to Sunday and 7pm on Fridays.

There will be no performances on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day. Ticket prices start from R120 for children under 12 and pensioners and special preview and school prices are R130 throughout.

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