Performance

Venue	The Spa Theatre
	Also: Spa Royal Hall
Town	Bridlington
County	Humberside
From	17th December 2001
To	6th January 2002
The Spa Theatre (V932)
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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:: (T0684191843)

Producer	Paul Holman Associates
Producer	East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Director	Jason Francis
Director	Adrian Jeckells (associate)
Director	John Ogle (associate)
Director	Bill Hayton (music)
Director	Steve Sanders (music)
Choreographer	Andrea Stevenson
Producer	Adrian Jeckells (associate)
Producer	John Ogle (associate)
Performer	Mike Grady
Performer	Neil Wheatley
Performer	Jason Francis
Performer	Stephen David
Performer	Peter Warrick
Performer	Debbie Chapman
Performer	Miles Anthony
Performer	Tim Bruce
Performer	Sarah Binder
Performer	The Star Puppets
Company	Collette Tyler School of Dance

Listing:: L0547927156

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