Dick Whittington (2009)
Directed by Charles Doyle
Performances: Tue 8th – Sat 19th December 2009, Bell Theatre
Contents
Introduction
Dick Whittington is out to seek his fortune! He’s off to London with his faithful cat Puss and hopes to make some money, meet the girl of his dreams, and who knows, maybe even someday be the Lord Mayor. However, things are never that easy, with the evil King Rat framing our hero for theft and the local constabulary on his tail, how will Dick clear his name and win the heart of his girl?
Cast
- Dick Whittington - Hadley Smith
- Puss - Adam Crook
- Alice - Chloe Phillips
- Katerina - Imelda Maguire
- Dame Pleasure - Jack King
- Lord Mayor Boris - Gary Vassello
- Captain Lockhart - Kelly-Kim Cranstoun
- Sergeant Stopum - Sue Jacobsen
- Constable Chargum - David Haviland
- King Basil II, Great Overlord of the Rats - James Hough
The Children of Eternal Darkness:
- Nip (Chief Lieutenant of Crime Number One [the one who had eyes]) - Oliver Retter
- Tuck (Chief Lieutenant of Crime Number Two [and lover of Heavy Metal]) - Iona Conway
- Chorus 1 - Tim Newey
- Chorus 2 - Induja Bandara
- Swing 1 - Michelle Thomson
- Swing 2 - Donna-Marie Ward
- Swing 3 - Kathryn Strangfeld
- Swing 4 - Rebecca Wieland
TING CAST Louise O'Hara, Piper Jacobsen, Nina Glover Southworth, Betty Mayo, Catherine Pontin, Leah Girma.
BOOM CAST Hans Rossbach, Nicole Wanogho, Kitty Judge, Bethan Collings, Marnie MacIver, Blake McKenzie.
Crew
- Assistant Director - Lauri Morgan
- Musical Director - Gerard Johnson
- Choreography - Brendan Matthew
- Production Assistant - Anne Durrant
- Costume Mistress - Michelle Thomson
- Costumes - Alan Buckman, Val Williams, Rachel Judge, Hazel Hindle, Penny Allen, Liân Stephens, Lisa Thomas, Debs Gowans, Caroline Doyle, Shona Doyle, Gavin Parker and James Hough
- Youth Coordinators - Peter Stevens, Ruth Huggett
- Lighting Design - Bob Callender
- Additional Choreography - Laura Hyde, Rebecca Wieland
- Sound Design - Gerard Johnson
- Lighting Operation - Liân Stephens
- Sound Operation - Lee Ridgeway, Rachael Lovegrove
- Set Painting - Hazel Hindle, Michael Wilson
- Dame's Makeup - Donna-Marie Ward
- Stage Management - Mark Ireson, Jess Osorio, Gavin Parker, Christopher Poke, Rodney Quinn
- Production photographs - Phil Gammon
THANKS Emma Kerby-Evans and Beckenham Theatre Centre, Mojo (2010), Ladies Down Under (2010), the Selfless Barmen of SLT, Naomi, Matt Lyne, Alan Buckman, Alan Walker, Carole Coyne, Alleyn's, Gipsy Hill Tavern, Nettlefold Hall, Kerry MacHale. And extra thanks to Anne for her drive, Gerard for what he does so very, very well, Brendan for his footwork, Michelle for being an absolute star, and Lauri, for frankly, keeping me sane.
Reviews
Some review quotes go here
Gallery
Phil Gammon's photos here:
http://www.photos.sltarchive.co.uk/dick_whittington/
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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See Also
Dick Whittington & His Cat (2005)
References
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