Dick Whittington

T1135254333
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.

Archive :: production:T1135254333, panto:S5912, venue:V702

Special Performances

16 Dec 03 Sign Interpreted
30 Dec 03 Sign Interpreted

Performance

Venue	Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
	Other spaces: Mill Studio
Town	Guildford
County	Surrey
From	12th December 2003
To	4th January 2004
When	Check with Box Office for times
Prices	From £14.00. To £19.00.
What is currently on at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre (V702)

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Company

Corporate Sponsor	Debenhams
Producer	Yvonne Arnaud
Director	Gerry Tebbutt
Choreographer	Gerry Tebbutt
Author	Peter Denyer
Author	Paul Hendy (additional material)
Design	Helga Wood
Costume	Helga Wood
Performer	Bonnie Langford (Dick Whittington)
Performer	Nichola McAuliffe (Fairy Bow Bells)
Performer	Paul Hendy (Idle Jack)
Performer	Sylvester McCoy (King Rat)
Performer	Royce Mills (Sarah the Cook)
Performer	Claire Huckle (Alice Fitzwarren)
Performer	Graham James (Alderman Fitzwarren)
Performer	Scott St Martyn (Captain Cuttle)

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