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Venue	The Spotlight (formerly Broxbourne Civic Hall)
Town	Hoddesdon
County	Hertfordshire
From	14th December 2018
To	24th February 2019
When	Times vary, check with Box Office
The Spotlight (formerly Broxbourne Civic Hall) (V47)
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Date of change: 2 Oct 18 - T01987599828

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:: (T01987599828)

Producer	Paul Holman Associations
Director	Alex Weatherhill
Performer	Dave Benson Phillips
Performer	Myra Dubois
Performer	Benjamin Connor
Performer	Charley Maclaren

Listing:: L1073117367

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