[Crimson Dynamo]

• A pantomime featuring 'come down to our oriental town' has been condemned
• The actor's union Equity was 'shocked by a very white-looking' Liverpool cast
• The cast included Coronation Street's Connor McIntyre and actor Scott Sutcliffe

An Aladdin pantomime featuring all-white performers has been branded as
"racist" and "disgusting" as actors call for an "industry wide conversation"
about casting.

The actor’s union Equity said they were “shocked by a very white-looking”
cast at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena which stars Coronation Street’s Connor
McIntyre as Abanazar and The Voice contestant Kelsey Beth Crossley as
Princess Jasmine.

During the performance, lyrics such as “come on down to our oriental town”

were sang which actor Irvine Iqbal, who played the Sultan in the West End
production of Aladdin, said he would refuse to say.

On Twitter he said the pantomime was “shameful” and that actors should
challenge such “racial slurs”.

“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,” he tweeted.
“This is diverse Britain! #Shameful."

The UK Pantomime Association has also condemned the production saying it
takes “seriously the need for innovation and progression in the sector,
including the… removal of racist stereotypes”.

https://www.gbnews.uk/news/racism-ro...gusting/410478

[Swan]

There are 10 times more white people in this country than there are black or brown people, this is just a law of averages thing.

[GiRTh]

Th real story is the bunch of nobodies in that Panto. Haven't heard of any them

[arista]

One of them in that photo was in Big Brother 2012


He Walked out


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Br...13)#Housemates

[Crimson Dynamo]

Oriental is now a bad word. Jesus wept

[arista]

[Mystic Mock]

Tbf isn't Aladdin set in the Gulf region?

It's obviously silly to make out that there's this many white people in the Gulf.

[Oliver_W]

Just ignore people choosing random things to whinge about. Their mornings don't matter, just like what the cast looks like doesn't matter.

[jet]

Originally Posted by Holiver_and_Ivy

Just ignore people choosing random things to whinge about. Their mornings don't matter, just like what the cast looks like doesn't matter.

The voice of reason.