An Aladdin pantomime has been slammed as 'racist' for its all-white cast and lyrics about an 'oriental city'
A pantomime production of Aladdin has been slammed as "racist" because of its all-white cast and the lyric "come on down to our oriental town".The Liverpool production features actor Scott Sutcliffe in the title role as Aladdin, Coronation Street star Connor McIntyre as Abanazar, The Voice contestant Kelsey Beth Crossley as Princess Jasmine and actor Nigel Peever as The Emperor.
Mr Iqbal wrote on Twitter: "ALL white cast in a production of Aladdin where the lyrics are 'Come on down to our oriental town' in the diverse city of Liverpool."Picture: Shone Productions
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