Dick Whittington
From: Saturday, 18th December 2010
To: Sunday, 30 January 2011
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Synopsis
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.
Our Review:
23 December 2010
In the good old days of early pantomime large stages, such as the Palladium, were filled with various big names, exuberant costumes, and something for every member of the family unit; this year Birmingham Hippodromes festive offering evokes all the hallmarks of these by-gone traditions for the contemporary audience.
A number of names top the bill in this production, but sitting pretty right at the top and in the boldest of font is former Dynasty star and Hollywood queen of glamour, Joan Collins. Collins’s extravagant entrance (within a giant glitter ball!) sets the tone for her diva-esque performance. Her presence within the production is undeniably exciting, if not entirely inspiringly delivered. It must be said that for a woman in her mid-seventies she certainly gives her most but is sometimes outshone by her supporting cast.
Playing Joan Collins’s, or Alexis as she is named in the production as a nod to her Dynasty days, villainous counterpart is stage and screen veteran [Ni...
Latest User Review
Rachael Bateman - 26 December 2010:
A fabulous family show. Orville and Julian Clary stole the show. The whole family (4 through to 65) loved it and laughed throughout it. ...
Cast
Joan Collins (Queen Rat)
Nigel Havers
Julian Clary
Keith Harris
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