ARABIAN NIGHTS

CAST Nathalie Armin – Kasim’s Wife / Marriage Broker / Customer 1 / Eldest Sister Paul Bhattacharjee – Vizier / Chief of Police Silas Carson – Shahrayar / King Khusrau Shah Daniel Cerqueira – Captain of the Forty Thieves / Merchant / Es-Sindibad the Porter / Ghoul / Head Chef Natalie Dew – 1st New Queen / Ali Baba’s Wife / New Wife / Second Sister Ayesha Dharker – Shahrazad / Youngest Sister Marcus Fernando – Steward / King’s Baker Kiran Landa – Maid / Young Girl / Steward’s Wife Jane Leaney – Unfaithful Queen / Doctor’s Wife / Amina Kevork Malikyan / Baba Mustapha / King / Es-Sindibad the Sailor / Preacher / Baker / Dervish Adura Onashile – Marjanah / Sorceress Chetna Pandya – Dinarzad / Parizade Chris Ryman – Headsman / Druggist / Tailor / Haroun Al-Rashid / King’s Cook / Abu Hassan Amit Shah – Ali Baba / Hangman / King of India / Sidi 2 Nav Sidhu – Masud / Ali Baba’s Son / Watchman / Page / Perviz Simon Trinder – Jester / Kasim / Little Beggar / Bahman Harvey Virdi – Tailor’s Wife / Mother / Customer 2 / Old Religious Woman Rene Zagger – Doctor / Sidi 1 / Steward CREATIVE TEAM Adapter – Dominic Cooke Director – Dominic Cooke Designer – Georgia McGuinness Lighting – Hugh Vanstone Sound – Paul Arditti Music – James Jones & Gary Yershon Illusions – Kieve Paul Movement – Liz Ranken Puppetry – Michael Fowkes production photo Ellie Kurttz © RSC