Details

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. Mums and Dads, boys and girls, The Colour House Theatre is proud to present Dick Whittington a fabulous 1 hour long musical Christmas adventure. The retelling of the famous tale with Dick and his cat and their amazing travels in pursuit of Dick becoming the Mayor of London. This production will be the 6th Christmas show that Wheelhouse Productions has produced at the Colour House Theatre and promises to be packed with original songs, jokes and effects that the Colour House has become so well known for. So don't delay book your seats now for one of the most original and exciting for this Christmas.

Creatives/Company

Company: Wheelhouse Productions Ltd
Adapted by: Shaun Hennessy
Director: Peter Wallder