DICK WHITTINGTON. To 19 January.
Nottingham.
DICK WHITTINGTON
by Kenneth Alan Taylor.
Nottingham Playhouse To 19 January 2007.
Mon-Sat 7.30pm Mat 5,6,8,10-13,15,17-22,26-31 Dec, 2-5,8-10,12,15-17,19 Jan 2.30pm.
no performance 24-25 Dec.
Audio-described 8 Dec 2.30pm, 12 Dec 2.30pm & 7.30pm, 14 Dec 7.30pm., 8 Jan 2.30pm, 10 Jan 2.30pm & 7.30pm.
BSL Signed 10 Dec 2.30pm. 11 Dec 7.30pm, 13 Dec 7.30pm.
Runs 2hr 40min. Two intervals.
TICKETS: 0115 9419419.
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
Review: Jen Mitchell 1st December 2007.
Another year and yet another hugely enjoyable panto on offer from the Playhouse.
Christmas just wouldn’t be the same in Nottingham without what has become the traditional seasonal offering from Kenneth Alan Taylor and his team.
Familiarity certainly doesn’t breed contempt in this case and the fact that the audience know exactly what to expect, the cast (many of whom return year after year) feel like old friends and we can anticipate and join in with the punch lines to many of the jokes, only serves to add to the pleasure.
Filled with glitz, glamour, sequins and sparkle and that’s just the costumes of the Dames. Jeffrey Longmore and John Elkington, (Sarah the Cook and Mrs Fitzwarren) have become stalwarts of the festive season locally. Their banter, both scripted and ad-libbed, has the audience, and on occasions other cast members, in stitches.
Nathan Dowling returns to Nottingham for the second year and is gloriously guileless as Idle Jack, ably abetted by Richard Kay as his brother Dick Whittington. Jenny Fitzpatrick is a gorgeous Alice and the three of them manage to keep even the smallest children spellbound with their fabulous voices.
Rebecca Little (Fairy Bowbells) gives us the kookiest fairy ever to grace pantoland. John Gully’s King Rat manages to be both menacing and amusing in a King Rat meets Graham Norton kind of way.
Tim Meacock’s glittering design is a spectacular backdrop to this fun filled family entertainment. Another must see for everybody under the age of 97.
Idle Jack: Nathan Dowling
Tommy the Cat: Hannah Everitt
Dick Whittington: Richard Kay
Sarah the Cook: Jeffrey Longmore
Alice Fitzwarren: Jenny Fitzpatrick
Mrs Fitzwarren: John Elkington
King Rat: John Gully
Fairy Bowbells: Rebecca Little
Chorus:
Red Team: Lucy Blood, Roisin Cassidy, Emily Fetherston, Mia Harrison, Amy Milner, Rosie O’Riley, Jessica Priestly, Amber Thompson.
Blue Team: Jallon Burton, Charlotte Cox, Megan Griffin, Claire Hatton, Lauren Siddal, Abbie Smith, Yasmin Stevens, Gemma Taylor.
Reserve: Katelyn Severn.
Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor
Designer: Tim Meacock
Musical Director: John Morton
Choreographer: Adele Parry
Lighting: Jason Phillips
Sound: David Phillips
Dance Captain: Rebecca Little
2007-12-05 01:08:38