Book after Book

Let’s start with my sins: I’ve never watched the Disney film Aladdin and all I knew about the story was that it somehow involved a genie and a flying carpet. I remember sitting at the Prince Edward Theatre in London a few weeks ago – waiting for the show to start – and seeing the horrified look on my wife’s face as I owned up to my utter ignorance of what was about to happen on stage. B ut you know what? I am almost glad of it because I didn’t have any expectations at all and I was able to enjoy every minute of the musical without comparing it to anything I had previously seen. Trust me, you don’t want to be sitting here reading my words: what you really want to do is book tickets ! From the singing to the dancing - everything was simply amazing. The story: moving, funny and dreamy. The set and the costumes - glitzy, glamorous and glittery. I only had a minor disagreement with the feminist in my head, who thought that Princess Jasmine’s clothing didn’t need to be so skim...