A pantomime based on the story of Dick Whittington and his Cat.
The DMTC archive 1981
Durham Musical Theatre Company
Dick Whittington and His Cat
19817th – 12th December 1981Neville’s Cross College Theatre
Explore the programme Back in the spotlight
About the show.
Behind the scenes
The production team.
View the full production credits
- Stage Manager
- Dave Foxall
- House Manager
- Harry Cottle
- Lighting
- Geoff Foxall · Paul Winskell
- Scenery
- Tom Turnbull
- Properties
- John Hunt
- Accompaniment
- Christine Shinn · Norman Sarsfield
- Programme Printing
- Messrs. Blamire’s, Ferryhill
- Loan of Drums
- Colin Smurthwaite
- Costumes
- Janis Sarsfield · Alice Wise
- Programme Cover Design
- Valerie Smith
On stage
Cast & company.
Principals / cast
- Dick Whittington
- Margaret Graham
- Alderman Fitzwarren
- Bev Thompson
- Alice, his daughter
- Liz Robinson
- Sarah, his cook
- Maurice Carr
- Idle Jack, his apprentice
- Stuart Watt
- Captain Barnacle, of the “Saucy Sue”
- Mike Dixon
- Benson, the bosun
- Michael Crick
- Hedge, the mate
- Tony King
- Maggie, a barmaid
- Sarah Lockey
- King Rat
- Anthony Smith
- Fairy Silverchime
- Janet Dixon
- Emperor of Morocco
- Harry Dallard
- Queen Jasmine, his wife
- Valenda Taylor
- Fatima, a eunuch
- Bill Harland
- Tommy the cat
- Rebecca Taylor
The company
- Claire GordonChildren’s Chorus
- Sarah GrahamChildren’s Chorus
- Gillian CresswellChildren’s Chorus
- Elizabeth HarlandChildren’s Chorus
- Lizanne KingChildren’s Chorus
- Jenny ThompsonChildren’s Chorus
- Sally ThompsonChildren’s Chorus
- Rachel WatsonChildren’s Chorus
- Alex WilsonChildren’s Chorus
- Maxine WilsonChildren’s Chorus
- Susan BarkerLadies’ Chorus
- Joan DallardLadies’ Chorus
- Mary HetheringtonLadies’ Chorus
- Ann HuntLadies’ Chorus
- Val SmithLadies’ Chorus
- Marjorie WattLadies’ Chorus
- Hansi WheatleyLadies’ Chorus
- Dorothea WilsonLadies’ Chorus
- Jim ChapmanGentlemen’s Chorus
- John CucksonGentlemen’s Chorus
- Bill HarlandGentlemen’s Chorus
- John TaylorGentlemen’s Chorus
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The original programme.
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