Dick Whittington Pantomime Script
The Pantomime that's paved with gold!
A purr-fect pantomime script that takes Dick from London to the high seas! With a plucky hero, a talking cat, and a Rat-Pack comedy duo, this script is ideal for amateur theatre groups - there’s loads for your Chorus too!
13 Characters: 11 Principals, 2 Supporting Roles, plus Ensemble
Running Time: 2 hours (approx)
Synopsis
Dick Whittington has traveled to London to seek his fortune, but upon arrival, things are not quite as he imagined. The city is overrun with rats, & Alderman Fitzwarren is at his wits end trying to banish them.
Sensing an opportunity to prove his worth - & win the heart of Alice, the girl of his dreams - Dick sets out to rid the city of vermin.
But King Rat is furious and frames Dick in a bid to maintain control. With Dame Sarah Snafflebratt, Idle Jack, & Eileen the mischievous cat by his side, Dick must work hard to restore order, clear his name, & claim his destiny.
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Dick Whittington Pantomime Script Characters
PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS:
Dick Whittington: Principal boy. Off to London to seek his fortune.
Sarah the Cook: Dame Sarah Snafflebratt. Restauranteur & Jack’s mum.
Alderman Fitzwarren: Leader of the local council. Alice’s father.
Alice Fitzwarren: Alderman Fitzwarren’s daughter & Dick’s love interest.
Idle Jack: Comic. A lazy lad. Sarah’s son.
Eileen: Dick’s talking Cat.
King Rat: The baddie. Villainous vermin & ruler of rat-kind.
Frank: Hench-rat & member of the Rat Pack.
Sammy: Hench-rat & member of the Rat Pack.
Fairy Bow-Bells: A magical fairy & Dick’s spiritual guide.
Captain Watt: Captain of the Unsinkable II.
SUPPORTING ROLES:
Sultan Pepper: The ruler of Morocco.
Butler: Sultan Pepper’s assistant.
ENSEMBLE:
Townsfolk, Sailors, Rats & Pest Controllers etc.
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Dick Whittington Pantomime Script Excerpt
An evil chord plays as KING RAT enters. FRANK & SAMMY (his henchmen) enter from the other side.
FRANK: Sorry we’re late sir.
SAMMY: A hundred apologies.
KING RAT: I’ve told you before to stop apologising.
FRANK: And we’re very sorry we do.
SAMMY: A thousand apologies.
KING RAT: I said stop it.
FRANK: Please forgive us.
SAMMY: A million apologies.
KING RAT: Have you quite finished?
FRANK: Yes.
Beat. FRANK & SAMMY look at each other and then back at KING RAT. They speak at the same time.
FRANK & SAMMY: Sorry.
KING RAT rolls his eyes.
KING RAT: Enough. Where are the others?
FRANK: They’re on their way. Dean got distracted by a wheelie bin.
SAMMY: You should have seen it, it was overflowing with really good rubbish..
FRANK: I can’t believe the sort of thing those humans throw away!
KING RAT: That’s the trouble with humans, they don’t know their rubbish!
FRANK: They’ve even got this new slogan… reduce, reuse, recycle!
SAMMY: Is that why we’re reusing some of the same jokes as last year?
Beat.
KING RAT: What’s the latest with Alderman Fitzwarren’s city clean up plan?
FRANK: Bad news I’m afraid. They’ve got a council meeting tomorrow about extending the low emissions zone.
KING RAT: What is that?
FRANK: It’s part of his plan to give everyone easy access to clean air and fresh water.
KING RAT is horrified and almost gags at the idea.
KING RAT: What?!
SAMMY: Actually, that’s not true sir.
KING RAT: Thank goodness!
SAMMY: His plan is to give everyone fresh air and clean water!
KING RAT: That’s even worse! How are we supposed to spread disease and pestilence when public services are going round cleaning everything up! Oh I hate the council!
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