Ten things to see in West Sussex, Friday to Thursday, December 21-27

By The Newsroom
Published 20th Dec 2018, 11:09 BST
Updated 10th Jan 2019, 10:25 BST
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Wondering what do over the next seven days? Here are ten of the best events.

1. Santa’s Little Trolls.

The award-winning Bristol-based puppet company Pickled Image present Santa’s Little Trolls at Worthing’s Connaught Theatre from Friday to Sunday, December 21-23. A spokesperson said: “Jeremy really loves Christmas. All he wants is for each Christmas to be perfect; mince pies, stockings, mistletoe and especially lots and lots of snow. But, who exactly brings the snow? Santa? Rudolph? Jack Frost? No, it’s the one job left in the heavy hands of the Trolls of Winter. However, the trolls are fed up with never getting any of the credit.” The company’s previous work includes Yana and The Yeti (2017-2018) and Christmas Tales with Granddad (2015-2017). Tickets for this show cost £12.50. Call the box office on 01903 206206.

2. Aladdin.

Until Sunday, January 6, The Hawth Theatre, Crawley, 01293 553636. The Hawth’s fun-packed pantomime features plenty of comedy, singing, dancing, stunning sets, dazzling costumes, and a top-quality cast. Aladdin stars Dancing on Ice’s Jason Gardiner as Abanazar, Shaheen Jafargholi as Aladdin, Jess Robinson as the Spirit of the Ring, Nathaniel Morrison as the Genie of the Lamp, Ian Jones as Wishee Washee, Phil Stewart as the Emperor and Emily Day as Princess Jasmine. The panto also sees the return of two Crawley favourites: Michael J Batchelor as Widow Twankey and Richard Franks as PC Pongo. The show is presented by Evolution Pantomimes, the producers of last year’s hilarious box office record-breaking hit Snow White.

3. NT Live Encore – Antony and Cleopatra.