Performance

Venue	Waterside Theatre
	Also: Second Space, Norman Bragg Studio
Town	Aylesbury
County	Buckinghamshire
From	11th December 2015
To	3rd January 2016
When	Times vary, check with Box Office
Waterside Theatre (V1452754579)
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Date of change: 14 Oct 15 - T0564599738

Dick Whittington

Work:: Dick Whittington (S5912)

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:: (T0564599738)

Producer	First Family Entetainment
Performer	Sam Bailey (Fairy Bowbells)
Performer	Andy Collins (Idle Jack)
Performer	Melanie Masson (Queen Rat)

Listing:: L01683181288

Reviews

V Fox: 30Dec15:
Absolutely brilliant, laughed so much. Singing was brilliant, really really impressed.

Samantha Bunn: 12Dec15:
Wow....where do I start!? Sam Bailey....what a voice!!!! Passed the goosebumps test with flying colours during One Moment in Time...and the other cast members all had phenomenal voices with an amazing array of songs!!! As for Andy Collins.... Brilliant!!! And the jokes....havent laughed so much for ages!! The best production I have ever seen!!! Brilliant

User Reviews

V Fox (30Dec15): Absolutely brilliant, laughed so much. Singing was brilliant, really really impressed.

Samantha Bunn (12Dec15): Wow....where do I start!? Sam Bailey....what a voice!!!! Passed the goosebumps test with flying colours during One Moment in Time...and the other cast members all had phenomenal voices with an amazing array of songs!!! As for Andy Collins.... Brilliant!!! And the jokes....havent laughed so much for ages!! The best production I have ever seen!!! Brilliant

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