Performance

Venue	Cliffs Pavilion
Town	Southend-on-Sea
County	Essex
From	8th December 2006
To	7th January 2007
When	Times vary, check with Box Office. Not Dec 11, 18, 25, 26, Jan07 1
Prices	From £9.50.
Cliffs Pavilion (V42)
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:: (T01245165804)

Producer	Qdos Entertainment
Performer	Paul Nicholas
Performer	Cannon and Ball
Performer	Ben Richards

Listing:: L01859818945

Reviews

UK Theatre Web: 13Dec06:
my daughter went with the school south ockendon and loved every seconed of it worth every penny thankyou for giving her a good day miss williams

User Reviews

USER (13Dec06): my daughter went with the school south ockendon and loved every seconed of it worth every penny thankyou for giving her a good day miss williams

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