Performance

Venue	The Customs House
	Also: Studio
Town	South Shields
County	Tyne and Wear
From	2nd December 2004
To	8th January 2005
When	Times vary, check with Box Office
Prices	From £6.99.
The Customs House (V575)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

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:: (T0270207359)

Corporate Sponsor	Asda
Producer	Customs House
Author	Ray Spencer
Director	Ray Spencer
Director	Dave Bintley (music)
Performer	Ray Spencer (Tommy the Trumpeter)
Performer	Bob Stott (Dame Dotty)
Performer	Kathy Secker (Spirit of the Bells)
Performer	Steven Rae (Dick)
Performer	Rosie Winter (Alice)
Performer	Donald McBride (Alderman Fitzwarren)
Performer	Ashley Lamb (The Cat)
Performer	Wayne Miller (Captain's Mate)
Performer	David Whitaker (The Captain)
Performer	Peter Darrant (King Rat)

Listing:: L189096064

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