Performance

Venue	Chipping Norton Theatre
	Other spaces: Town Hall
Town	Chipping Norton
County	Oxfordshire
From	17th November 2009
To	9th January 2010
When	Times vary, check with Box Office
Prices	From £9.00. To £22.00.
What is currently on at Chipping Norton Theatre (V795)

Dick Whittington and His Cat

T01484623222
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:T01484623222, panto:S01059686152, venue:V795

Production details

Running time approx. 2hrs including interval

Special Performances

17 Dec 09 Sign Interpreted
6 Jan 10 Audio Described

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Corporate Sponsor	Kingham Hill School
Author	Ben Crocker
Music	Thomas Johnson
Director	John Terry
Design	William Fricker
Lighting	Amy Southeard
Performer	Jason Langley (Dick Whittington)
Performer	Emma Carroll (Tommy the Cat)
Performer	Jessica Ellerby (Good Fairy)
Performer	Paul Lacoux (Captain / Sultan)
Performer	Laurence Aldridge (Idle Jack)
Performer	Ian Blower (Sarah The Cook)

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