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Character in the pantomime Aladdin
Widow Twankey (originally Twankay, sometimes Twanky) is a female character in the pantomime Aladdin. She is a pantomime dame, played by an older man.
Widow_Twankey
Northern Irish entertainer
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs as May The Cook 2014/15: Aladdin as Widow Twankey 2013/14: Sleeping Beauty as Queen May 2012/13: Cinderella as The Fairy
John_Linehan_(entertainer)
Welsh actor, director, and writer (born 1956)
directed the pantomime Aladdin at the Old Vic in London, with McKellen as Widow Twankey alongside Maureen Lipman, Roger Allam and Joe McFadden. Due to its huge
Sean_Mathias
Scottish comedian and actress (born 1971)
the Good Fairy and the Wicked Stepmother in Cinderella (2008–09) and Widow Twankey in Aladdin (2009–10). She appeared as a critic on Britain's Got More
Karen_Dunbar
Traditional role in British pantomime
extravagant than the last. Other examples of dame characters include: Widow Twankey, Aladdin's mother in the pantomime versions of the story Mother Goose
Pantomime_dame
British actor (born 1954)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Andre Jerry Mitchell UK Tour 2015–16 Aladdin Widow Twankey Russell Labey Milton Keynes Theatre 2017 The Wind in the Willows Badger
Gary_Wilmot
Actor from Northern Ireland (born 1982)
department. In school, he appeared in a Christmas pantomime portraying Widow Twankey which earned him his first drama prize. He also played Baby Face in
Jamie_Dornan
English actor and comedian (1915–1979)
Great Train Robbery was on general release, Butterworth was starring as Widow Twankey in the pantomime Aladdin at the Coventry Theatre. When the show had
Peter_Butterworth
Scottish actress (born 1997)
started on stage in 2012, where she played Genie in 1001 Nights at Widow Twankey's B&B. In 2013, she appeared in a further three plays, which were Emily
Tallulah_Greive
British actor (born 1948)
[citation needed] Biggins has performed in pantomime. He has played Widow Twankey in Aladdin (in Plymouth in 2009, Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton in 2010)
Christopher_Biggins
Scottish actor, writer and director
upon the characters Cissie and Ada. He has starred in Pantomime as Widow Twankey in Aladdin and in 2013 as Sarah the Cook in Dick Whittington at the
Eric_Potts
English actor and comedian (born 1958)
Cambridge Arts Theatre pantomime version of Aladdin in the role of Widow Twankey. In 2015, Stevens appeared as Dr. John Radcliffe in the Royal Shakespeare
Michael_Fenton_Stevens
Middle-Eastern folk tale
Aladdin pantomime is the source of the well-known pantomime character Widow Twankey (Aladdin's mother). In pantomime versions, changes in the setting and
Aladdin
English actor
Sullivan Series regular, 37 episodes 2016–2017 Casualty Sam Strachan/Widow Twankey Series regular, 25 episodes 2018 Emmerdale Clive Series regular, 16
Tom_Chambers_(actor)
Musical artist
public. In 2016, Cairns and Cooper recorded demo's under the banner of Widow Twankey with Cooper on drums, synthesiser and sampler, and Cairns "ranting"
Andy_Cairns
Dressing like a different gender
theatrical tradition of female characters portrayed by male actors in drag. Widow Twankey (Aladdin's mother) is a popular pantomime dame: in 2004 Ian McKellen
Cross-dressing
English actress (born 1942)
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s) 1997–1998 Aladdin Widow Twankey Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool 2000–2001 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Wicked Queen Grand
Julie_Goodyear
English theatre and television actor (born 1957)
He also directed and appeared in the Footlights pantomime Aladdin as Widow Twankey during the 1978–79 season. He took the Bar Vocational Course at the
Robert_Bathurst
Musical/pantomime written by Sandy Wilson
and starred Richard Freeman as Aladdin, Joe Melia as Tuang Kee Chung (Widow Twankey), Aubrey Woods as Abanazar, Ernest Clark as The Emperor, Martin McEvoy
Aladdin_(1979_musical)
English comedian and actor (1900–1982)
TV movie 1966 Second Honeymoon Arthur Bowden TV movie 1966 Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp Widow Twankey TV movie 1967 No Strings Arthur Anders TV film
Arthur_Askey
Topics referred to by the same term
character created by New Zealand author Joy Cowley Wishy Washy, a son of Widow Twankey in the pantomime Aladdin "Wishy-washy", a 2nd season episode of Lilo
Wishy-washy
American panto version of Aladdin
Wishee Washee is Aladdin’s brother and Widow Twankey is Aladdin’s mother. Jai Ho - Ensemble I'm Too Sexy - Widow Twankey Break My Stride - Aladdin and Wishee
Aladdin_and_his_Winter_Wish
New Zealand actor, director and writer
Iolaus 1995 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Iolaus/Charon/Orestes/Dahak/Widow Twankey TV series (79 episodes) 1997 A Moment Passing Joey Short Film The Bar
Michael_Hurst
English actor (born 1966)
Beyond Caring National Theatre/UK Tour Phil Aladdin Lyric Hammersmith Widow Twankey 2018 Fatherland Lyric Hammersmith/Frantic Assembly Steve 2019 In Lipstick
James_Doherty_(actor)
English instrumental rock group
Wonderful Lamp in 1964 at the London Palladium with Arthur Askey as Widow Twankey, Richard as Aladdin, and the Shadows as Wishee, Washee, Noshee and Poshee;
The_Shadows
Edinburgh (Edinburgh Festival), 18 August–3 September 1978 1978 Aladdin Widow Twankey Robert Bathurst & Martin Bergman ADC Theatre, Cambridge, 21 November–2
Robert_Bathurst_filmography
Scottish actress and performer
with Elaine C. Smith, her co-star on Rab C. Nesbitt. She appeared as Widow Twankey in Aladdin at the Pavilion Theatre (Glasgow) in 2022–23. Park has had
Nicola_Park
Irish actor and writer
tale of the Lost Boys Dame Panto University Concert Hall 2019 Aladdin Widow Twankey Panto University Concert Hall 2020-2021 Jack and the Beanstalk The Dame
Myles_Breen
British music hall performer (1870–1948)
George Robey, Billy Merson and others. In 1930 she played the part of Widow Twankey at the Dominion Theatre a rare exception to a comic role normally played
Nellie_Wallace
British-American actor (1839–1880)
Harry Beckett Beckett as the Widow Twankey in Aladdin Shepherd of The Lambs In office 1879–1880 Preceded by Lester Wallack Succeeded by Lester Wallack
Harry_Beckett_(actor)
Scottish actor (born 1965)
Winter's Tale Autolycus Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Max Webster play by William Shakespeare 16 – 31 December 2022 Aladdin Widow Twankey Beacon Arts Centre
Jimmy_Chisholm
English dramatist and editor (1835–1884)
Byron's 1861 Aladdin featured the début of the pantomime character, Widow Twankey, first played by James Rogers. Stedman, Jane. W.S. Gilbert: A Classic
Henry_James_Byron
British TV series
Patsy Kensit Wishee Washee Ralf Little Spirit of the Ring Paul Merton Widow Twankey John Savident Police chief Billy Murray Prince Hugely Suave Leslie Phillips
ITV_Panto
British stand-up comedian and comedy actor (1903–1966)
Television Theatre. Shiner starred in the London production of Aladdin as Widow Twankey with Bob Monkhouse at the Coliseum in 1960. On the BBC he was in productions
Ronald_Shiner
British Radio Series by John Mortimer
during the Christmas season in different years 1996: "Rumpole and the Widow Twankey" Featuring Timothy West as Rumpole. Produced by Pam Fraser Solomon.
Rumpole of the Bailey (radio series)
Rumpole_of_the_Bailey_(radio_series)
Albert. c. December – first appearance of drag pantomime dame character Widow Twankey (Twankay), played by James Rogers in Henry James Byron's burlesque Aladdin
1861_in_the_United_Kingdom
Australian actress and singer (1929–2020)
the pantomime Aladdin at Blackpool, opposite Hylda Baker who played Widow Twankey. Then came a twelve months tour with Flanagan and Allen in The Crazy
Maggie_Fitzgibbon
English cryptographer and actor (1889–1956)
Cambridge to pursue an acting career in the 1930s, including the role of Widow Twankey in pantomime. In 1939, he was part of a BBC television production in
Frank_Birch
English novelist, playwright and journalist
Evenfield (1942) (Reprinted by Dean Street Press in 2016) The Late Widow Twankey (1943) A Stroll Before Sunset (1946) Sea Front (1954) Passionate Kensington
Rachel_Ferguson
English cricketer
and Salisbury Playhouse; among his final credits, at Salisbury, was Widow Twankey in Aladdin (1969-70), which he also directed. He was married to Gemma
Oliver_Battcock
Leno as Widow Twankey, 1896
Theatre productions of Dan Leno
Theatre_productions_of_Dan_Leno
Welsh comedian (1925–2022)
Britain's premier pantomime dames especially renowned as a classic Widow Twankey in Aladdin which he played until 2011. Prior to Ian McKellen playing
Wyn_Calvin
English photographer (1854-1930)
Sketch, 1895 Hand-coloured black and white photograph of Dan Leno as Widow Twankey, 1896 A Woodburytype portrait of George Conquest. Published in The Theatre
Alfred_Ellis_(photographer)
period were: "A Party by the Name of Johnson" in A Lancashire Lass Widow Twankey in the pantomime Aladdin First gravedigger in Hamlet Pistol in Henry
J._R._Greville
1993 Peter Pan Captain Hook Princess Theatre, Torquay 1994 Aladdin Widow Twankey Theatre Royal, Brighton Not Now Darling 1995 Peter Pan Captain Hook
List of Colin Baker performances
List_of_Colin_Baker_performances
Theatre in London
April 1882. The first appearance of the popular pantomime character, Widow Twankey, played by James Rogers in Byron's version of Aladdin, took place at
Royal_Strand_Theatre
British actor (1896–1954)
in Liverpool in "Going Places" and later that year in London as the Widow Twankey at the Adelphi Theatre. He married Olive Raymond, and their daughter
Arthur_Riscoe
British theatre director and actor (1905–1983)
Cawston in The Methods of Margot, "Q" Theatre Company, London 1933 played Widow Twankey in Aladin, Embassy, London 1934 played Giotto in For Ever, Shaftesbury
Charles_Hickman_(director)
British singer, actor and dramatist (1864–1941)
Zephyr (1891) at the Avenue Theatre, touring in The Circus Girl (1897), Widow Twankey in Aladdin at the Prince’s Theatre in Manchester (1900) with Ada Reeve
Horace_Mills
British music hall comedian, song writer, recording artist and theatrical producer
embankment next to the River Thames. In January 1943, Darnley was playing Widow Twankey in the pantomime Aladdin and His Lamp at the Theatre Royal, Exeter which
Herbert_Darnley
Mother Goose in the adaptations of Old Mother Goose and the Golden Egg Widow Twankey in the 1788 pantomime Aladdin by John O'Keeffe Mary Sunshine in the
List_of_stock_characters
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Girl/Female
Biblical
Multiplying, sowing sedition, a window, a locust.
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
All's Well That Ends Well.' Neighbour and friend to the Widow of Florence.
Biblical
a window; grief
Boy/Male
Sikh
Firm in battle, A widow
Boy/Male
Tamil
(Younger brother of Dhritarastra; husband of Kunti; Father of the Pandava's born to Vichitravirya's widow queen Ambalika (by Vyasa).)
Biblical
multiplying; sowing sedition; a window; a locust
Biblical
a window; grief
Boy/Male
Biblical
Window, grief.
Boy/Male
German
An Old German name meaning wood.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic or metronymic denoting the son of a widow, Middle English widow(e) (Old English widewe feminine, widewa masculine).
Girl/Female
Biblical
A window, grief.
Male
Italian
Italian name derived from medieval Latin Wido, GUIDO means "wide."
Boy/Male
British, English, German, Swedish
Wood; Wide
Girl/Female
Arthurian Legend
A widow.
Biblical
window; grief
Girl/Female
German
Warrior Maiden
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
King John' Lady Faulconbridge, widow of Sir Robert Faulconbridge.
Girl/Female
Australian, Biblical
A Window; Grief
Girl/Female
Afghan, American, Anglo, Australian, British, Celebrity, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Indian, Italian, Jamaican, Latin, Netherlands, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Shakespearean, Swedish, Swiss, Tamil
Divine; Window of Florence; From the Goddess of the Moon; Heavenly; Polite
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metronymic denoting the son of a widow (see Widdowson).
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