A semi-staged production of one of the West End's most successful musicals of all time with new orchestrations, rescored for piano, trumpet, saxophone, clarinet, flute, violin and cello.

Based on the tale of Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves, Chu Chin Chow is set in the magnificent Eastern palace of the wealthy merchant Kasim Baba who is preparing to give a lavish banquet for a wealthy Chinese merchant, Chu Chin Chow. Bandit leader Abu Hasan arrives at Kasim's palace in disguise as Chu Chin Chow, who his gang has recently robbed and murdered as part of a dastardly plot to steal Kasim Baba’s riches. Meanwhile Kasim Baba’s brother, Ali Baba, discovers the secret of Abu Hasan’s secret cave of treasure and its password "Open Sesame"…

Chu Chin Chow brings together Egyptian, Javanese, Arabic and Chinese costumes, perilous quests, murder and treachery, forbidden lovers, high slapstick comedy and some of the best known songs of the period including Any Time’s Kissing Time, The Cobbler’s Song, We Are The Robbers Of The Wood and I Built A Fairy Palace In The Sky.

Playing as part of Finborough's Celebrating British Musical Theatre series. 

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