Dick Whittington Pantomime Script Spotlight
Photo: Friends of the Art Theatre (New Mills)
This script will have you feline good!
Dick Whittington is a panto that lives or dies on its villain, and King Rat, the self-styled 'master of muck, duke of dirt and sire of the sewers', earns his boos. Our version gives him two hapless hench-rats, Frank and Sammy, whose talent for apologising is matched only by their inability to stop doing it, and a comic agenda that runs through the whole show. Alongside them, Dame Sarah the Cook runs the kitchen with food puns and sausage-related audience participation, and the voyage to Morocco gives the ensemble a proper second-act set piece, complete with a custard pie scene that requires a specific sign and very precise pronunciation.
Synopsis
Dick has travelled to London to seek his fortune, but upon arrival, things are not quite as he imagined. The city is overrun with rats and Alderman Fitzwarren is at his wits' end trying to banish them.
Sensing an opportunity to prove himself, and to win the heart of Alice Fitzwarren, Dick vows to rid London of its vermin problem. But King Rat frames Dick in a cunning bid to maintain control of the streets, and with Sarah the Cook, the lazy yet lovable Idle Jack, and Eileen the Cat by his side, Dick must work harder than ever to clear his name, restore order, and claim his destiny.
This script will have you feline good!
Photo: Friends of the Art Theatre (New Mills)
What the script looks like in practice
King Rat, on the subject of public services:
King Rat: 'How are we supposed to spread disease and pestilence when public services are going round cleaning everything up! I hate the council!'
Who this script suits
Dick Whittington has a generous ensemble, with townsfolk, sailors, rats, and pest controllers all earning their stage time across two acts and two locations. The voyage to Morocco gives the show a real sense of scale and the second act a change of pace, and the cast size can flex without losing any of the story's momentum. Groups with a strong comic performer for King Rat will get particular mileage out of this one — the villain scenes are among the most enjoyable in the catalogue to play.
What groups have said
'This script keeps the traditional panto feel but with modernised takes on music, lines and jokes. Meow-velous entertainment for all ages!' - Friends of the Art Theatre on Dick Whittington
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