ArtsEd graduate Dante Nardone will take the title role in Aladdin at Bournemouth Pavilion, with local audiences also set to see James Cartwright, Noel Brodie, Jamie Steen and Kristel Herrera. Dante Nardone will play Aladdin at Bournemouth Pavilion in the theatre’s next festive pantomime. The show will run from Saturday five December 2026 to Sunday three January 2027, bringing the Christmas production back to the town centre venue with comedy, music, audience participation and a cast drawn from theatre and television. Nardone, a graduate of Arts Educational School, has appeared in Amélie and
Dante Nardone will play Aladdin at Bournemouth Pavilion in the theatre’s next festive pantomime.
The show will run from Saturday five December 2026 to Sunday three January 2027, bringing the Christmas production back to the town centre venue with comedy, music, audience participation and a cast drawn from theatre and television.
Nardone, a graduate of Arts Educational School, has appeared in Amélie and Nine to Five: The Musical at ArtsEd, as well as the short film Always Towards the Ocean and a BBC Two documentary.
He said he was "buzzing to be playing Aladdin this Christmas in Bournemouth" and was looking forward to bringing "magic, adventure and mischief" to the stage for local audiences at the Pavilion.
The cast also includes James Cartwright as Abanazar, Noel Brodie as Wishee Washee, Jamie Steen as Widow Twankey and Kristel Herrera as Princess Jasmine, while producer Martin Dodd said Nardone will make his "professional pantomime debut" in the role.
BH Live entertainment manager Nicola Coney said the casting brings Nardone’s "professional theatre debut" to Bournemouth at the Pavilion, with details also confirmed for captioned and relaxed performances during the run.
