Playwright
Alan Ayckbourn
Director
Tim Day
Overview
An unusual Ayckbourn - more of an adventure story than his usual black comedy. Starring lots of teenagers of the time.
January 2007 – An unusual Ayckbourn – more of an adventure story than his usual black comedy. Inspired byThe Magic Carpet, one of the tales from The Thousand and One Nights, the play mixes magic and fantasy, comedy, swashbuckling adventure and dark passion.
Author: Alan Ayckbourn
Producer: Richard Perkins
Director: Tim Day
Cast (in order of appearance):
The Grand Vizier – Paul Scaife
Houssain, the Sultan’s first son – Peter Lewis
Ali, the Sultan’s second son – Tom Cradduck
Maid – Stacey Burrage
Murganah, the Grand Vizier’s daughter – Zoe Cradduck
Ahmed, the Sultan’s third son – Ollie Ledsham
The Sultan – Paul Hellard
Princess Nouronnihar – Lizzie Cradduck
Safia, Nouronnihar’s maid – Beccy Conway
Salim, the Emissary – Alan Kettle
Innkeeper – Becky Bourne
Highwayman – Jules Anderson
Schaibir, the stranger – Dane Batt
Nasuh, Paribanou’s servant – Tim Conway
Paribanou – Georgia Walsh