Synopsis
‘DICK WHITTINGTON’ won the Greater Manchester Drama Federation Best Pantomime for 2018 for Hyde Little Theatre and the 2019 NODA Best Script Award for Preston Musical Comedy Society
The tale of Dick Whittington becoming thrice Lord Mayor of London. Fairy Bowbells helps Dick by sending him a companion, Tommy the Cat. They find London Town where they meets Alderman Fitzwarren and Dick falls for his daughter Alice. But King Rat has a different idea, he hates cats!! With Sarah the Cook and Idle Jack bringing lots of comedy and jokes, this fast paced panto travels from London to Morocco on board the 'Saucy Sally',
Oh yes he does!
CHARACTER LIST
KING RAT Evil King of the Rats
FAIRY BOWBELLS Immortal Good Fairy
DICK WHITTINGTON Hero of the tale
TOMMY THE CAT Dick’s companion
SARAH THE COOK Dame
IDLE JACK Comic
ALICE FITZWARREN Love interest for Dick
ALDERMAN FITZWARREN Alice’s father, owner of the Emporium
CAPTAIN CRABSTICK Captain of the Saucy Sally
CAPTAINS MATE Shipmate onboard the Saucy Sally
SULTAN OF MOROCCO Grand Emperor of Morocco
RAT Ghost scene
“To Premiere at Guide Bridge Theatre, Audenshaw, 2nd - 11th December 2016
http://www.gbtheatre.co.uk”
SAMPLE TEXT...
IDLE JACK Hey Sarah, how’s the shop doing, has Haribo Styles been in upto his old Twix!
During the next few lines, IDLE JACK and SARAH stand either side of the sweet cart and hold up the chocolate bar listed in CAPITALS
SARAH Oh no Jack, not more of your chocolate bar jokes!!
IDLE JACK Well it will give our shop sales a BOOST!
SARAH Does that mean you need to do some work Jack?
IDLE JACK I’m BOUNTY sell a few.
SARAH Alright Jack…
IDLE JACK Well, if you don’t, we can FUDGE the figures?
SARAH Jack!!!
IDLE JACK Alright, keep your SNICKERS on
SARAH Alderman isn’t your best fan at the minute anyway, if we don’t sell some chocolate bars he will have you by the…
IDLE JACK CURLY WURLY’s?
SARAH Come on Jack, you had better buck your ideas up or you’ll be out of a job!
IDLE JACK Oh no, I couldn’t go back to that other job I had in the shoe recycling factory… It was sole destroying!
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