Celebrities, media moguls and movers and shakers in the city were taken on a whistle-stop magic carpet adventure through LHK Productions’ latest pantomime as they attended the press launch of Aladdin!

Producer Lee Kelly waved his magic wand and revealed his all-star cast who will perform in Aladdin this Christmas before treating them to a sneak preview of his spellbinding panto.

Returning to the Epstein Theatre for his fifth festive season, this year Lee’s line-up for 2016 includes Atomic Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton, Big Brother’s Mark Byron, Magaluf Weekender’s Jordan Davies and X Factor’s Sean Smith. Presenter Debi Jones introduced each member of the cast before Natasha Hamilton and Sean Smith sang their solos – wowing the audience with their amazing vocals.