Performance

Venue	Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
	Also: Studio
Town	Outer London
County	Greater London
From	22nd November 2014
Opened	29th November 2014
To	3rd January 2015
When	Times vary, check with Box Office
Prices	From £15.00. To £35.00.
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre (V315)
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Date of change: 29 Oct 14 - T01510021571
Date of change: 26 Jun 14 - T01510021571

Dick Whittington and His Cat

Work:: Dick Whittington and His Cat (S01059686152)

Pantomime about a boy and his cat who set off to London to make their fortune - usually with Dick's Brother (Idle Jack) and mother - there they usually meet Baron Fitzwarren and sail away to seek treasure. In some versions King Rat goes with them to steal the treasure, in others they reach a land infested with rats where they haven't heard of cats and Dick does a deal, returning home rich he becomes Lord Mayor of London. Based extremely loosely on a real person (Richard Whittington, 1350 to 1423), there is a statue of the cat outside the Whittington Hospital in North London where Dick is supposed to have heard the bells say "Turn again Whittington, Lord Mayor of London" as he trudged away from the city. First recorded panto on this theme was in 1814.

Production:: (T01510021571)

The streets of Hammersmith will be paved with gold this Christmas as the Lyric's traditional panto returns for a 6th spectacular year. We are delighted to welcome Dick Whittington and his Cat to W6 for some festive fun in true Lyric style. Recommended for those aged 6+.

Producer	Lyric Hammersmith
Author	Tom Wells
Director	Dan Herd
Design	Oliver Townsend
Costume	Katie Lias
Lighting	Tim Deiling
Music	James Fortune
Sound	Nick Manning
Choreographer	Lainie Baird
Director	Jim Arnold (casting for Pippa Ailion Casting)
Director	Tatiana Hennessy (associate director)
Performer	Stewart Wright (Baps the fun-loving Cook)

Listing:: L01998765908

Production details

The streets of Hammersmith will be paved with gold this Christmas as the Lyric's traditional panto returns for a 6th spectacular year. We are delighted to welcome Dick Whittington and his Cat to W6 for some festive fun in true Lyric style. Recommended for those aged 6+.

Reviews

Dick Whittington and his Cat review
01Dec14: Lyric Hammersmith panto.. oh yes it was

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