Performance

Venue	Derby Theatre
Town	Derby
County	Derbyshire
From	26th November 2002
To	18th January 2003
When	Check with Box Office for times.
Prices	From £12.00. To £18.00.
Derby Theatre (V1830193620)
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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:: (T01972458452)

Producer	Derby Playhouse
Author	Mark Clements
Director	Mark Clements
Design	Colin Mayes
Lighting	Alexandra Stafford
Sound	Nick Greenhill

Listing:: L324659895

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Special Performances

9 Dec 02 Sign Interpreted
10 Dec 02 Sign Interpreted
19 Dec 02 Sign Interpreted
11 Jan 03 Audio Described
15 Jan 03 Sign Interpreted
15 Jan 03 Audio Described

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