Beatles dick whittington
£35.00
A traditional, full-length, pantomime story accompanied by seventeen tracks of Beatles music carefully woven into the script that will have the audience singing along all the time.
The orphan Dick runs away from the workhouse to find his fortune in London, a city overrun by rats led by King Rat. Dick is befriended by a cat and finds a job and falls in love. But King Rat and a jealous rival combine to trick Dick into being accused of stealing and he is forced to leave London. He runs away to sea with his cat and they sail to a foreign place where Cat is able to rid the land of rats and earn for Dick a huge reward – which makes him a rich man.
CAST (up to 25 speaking parts)
DICK Principal. A poor orphan boy running away to seek his fortune in London
CAT Companion to Dick
ALICE Leading lady. Dick’s sweetheart.
COOK Dame and principal comic part
SIMPLE SIMON Cook’s son – a comic part
KING RAT Principal baddy
DAFT & DUMB Assistants to King Rat
FAIRY GOOD ‘Good Fairy’ announcer
FAIRY BAD ‘Evil Fairy’ announcer
MR. & MRS FITZWARREN Alice’s father & mother
SHOP MANAGER Supervisor in Mr. Fitzwarren’s shop – secret admirer of Alice
SHOP ASSISTANTS Speaking and singing parts
SHOP CUSTOMER Cameo role – speaking part in one scene only
BEN GUNN Crazy hermit who shows Dick the way to London Town
CUSTOMERS Speaking & singing part in one scene only
PIEMAN Cameo role in one FOT scene only
HARBOUR MASTER Comic cameo role in one scene only
NATIVE CHIEF Island chief. Speaking part.
CHIEF’S WIVES One-line only Small part
WITCH DOCTOR Cameo role – one scene only
CAPTAIN Important speaking part – several scenes in Act Two
LONG JOHN SILVER Speaking and singing role in several scenes.
SAILORS Members of the ship’s crew – speaking, singing and dancing roles
