  DICK
WHITTINGTON
BOOK
BY COLIN WAKEFIELD. MUSIC AND LYRICS BY KATE EDGAR
"Christmas
at Salisbury
comes with no superstars, no lasers and no gimmicks. But over the past
five years writer/director Colin Wakefield and composer Kate Edgar have
repeatedly shown how much fun you can have with the basic ingredients
of
traditional family panto - a strong script, stunning sets and costumes,
specially composed original music, spectacular dance numbers and, of
course,
lots of audience participation."
(THE GUARDIAN)
CAST
(5F 5/6M + Chorus)
| KING
RAT |
M |
Villain. |
| FAIRY
BOW BELLS |
F |
Enemy
of King Rat. |
| SARAH
THE COOK |
M |
Dame. |
| IDLE
JACK |
M |
Her
son. |
| DICK
WHITTINGTON |
F |
Principal
Boy. |
| ALDERMAN
FITZWARREN |
M |
A
merchant |
| ALICE
FITZWARREN |
F |
His
daughter |
| SCRATCHIT |
M |
Comic
baddy rat |
| SNIFFIT |
F |
Comic
baddy rat. |
| TOMMY |
F |
Dick's
cat. |
| SULTAN
OF MOROCCO |
M |
Fitz's
long-lost cousin |
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CHORUS
of children and/or
young adults as LONDON CITIZENS, RATLINGS and SEA CREATURES
CASTING
NOTE: This
pantomime was written for a cast of ten principals and a small chorus,
but will also suit a larger company. Some of the principals doubled in
the Opening Chorus (as citizens and merchants).
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- With
a
larger company, a
separate chorus, of whatever size, can be used for the Opening, as well
as for fleshing out a number of other scenes (e.g. the Rat Rap,
Fitzwarren's
Shop, the Mop Drill, the Sultan's Palace and the Finale). The more
Rat(ling)s
the better: London and Morocco are overrun with them, and they may be
played
by children or adults or both. The Sultan of Morocco is a natural
double
with Alderman Fitzwarren, but they can be played by different actors if
preferred.
SETTINGS
Three
FRONTCLOTHS
( Two, or even one, would suffice) :
LONDON BRIDGE
- HIGHGATE HILL
- A
MOROCCAN BEACH
- Four
MAIN SETTINGS:
- LONDON
DOCKS
- FITZWARREN'S
SHOP
- ABOARD
THE GOOD SHIP SAUCY SAL (including Shipwreck, Transformation
and underwater U.V. Ballet)
- THE
SULTAN'S PALACE
- The
designs and staging (particularly the Shipwreck) can be as lavish or as
simple as resources allow.
MUSIC
- Sixteen
Numbers. The original songs and music are scored for two keyboards and
percussion, but can be tailored to suit resources.
DICK
WHITTINGTON was first
performed at Salisbury Playhouse on 7th December 1996.
"This is
Salisbury, where
clean, crazy, song-filled fun delivers family entertainment. Kate
Edgar's
songs and music are probably better than ever." (SALISBURY JOURNAL)
"An
absolute joy."
(THE PUNTER)
The script
and music for DICK WHITTINGTON are published by JOSEF WEINBERGER PLAYS
(020 7580 2827), who handle all contracts and from whom inspection
copies
are available
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