Dick Whittington Pantomime Script
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Dick Whittington always has a cat. This one can talk, and always gets the cream.
King Rat and his Rat-Pack of jazz-obsessed henchmen have overrun the city, so Dick sets out to clear the vermin and win the heart of Alice. Meanwhile Idle Jack takes falling asleep a bit too literally, and Sarah the Cook works through an impressively international restaurant menu gag.
There's also a sea voyage with a mop drill and a visit to Sultan Pepper’s palace to keep your Ensemble engaged, and an unpronounceable sign-reading gag that will have your audience in stitches.
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Cast Size: 11 Principal Characters, plus 2 Supporting Roles and Ensemble
Approximate Running Time: 2 hours plus Interval
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Dick Whittington Pantomime Script Excerpt
An evil chord plays as KING RAT enters.
KING RAT: Good evening, everyone. Or should I say bad evening, everyone! Go on, give me your boos, I love it when people give me boos! (He laughs) I am the evil King Rat! Master of muck, duke of dirt, and sire of the sewers. This place is way too clean and tidy; it’s revolting! And look at you lot, gawking up at me, heads bobbing about… what a load of floaters! If it was up to me, you’d all be flushed away and never seen again, but regrettably Alderman Fitzwarren has made it his personal mission to clean up the city and drive out all the vermin; shame he’s not started with you!
FRANK and SAMMY enter.
KING RAT: Frank, Sammy, there you are!
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 that 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 and SAMMY: Yes. (Beat) Sorry.
KING RAT: Where are the rest of your little Rat Pack?
FRANK: They’re on their way. Dean got distracted by a wheelie bin.
SAMMY: (Enthusiastically) You should have seen it; it was overflowing with really good rubbish.
FRANK: I can’t believe the stuff humans throw away.
KING RAT: That’s the trouble with humans; they don’t know their rubbish!
FRANK: They’ve even got a slogan: reduce, reuse, recycle!
SAMMY: Is that why we’re reusing some of the same jokes as last year?
KING RAT: What’s the latest with Alderman Fitzwarren’s city clean-up plan?
FRANK: Bad news, I’m afraid; he’s drawing up a plan to give everyone access to clean air and fresh water.
KING RAT: (Horrified) What?!
SAMMY: Actually, that’s not true.
KING RAT: (Relieved) Thank goodness.
SAMMY: His plan is to give everyone fresh air and clean water!
KING RAT: (Re-horrified) That’s even worse! How are we supposed to spread disease and pestilence when public services are going round cleaning everything up? I hate the council!
SAMMY: So what’s the plan, boss? Can we sing?
KING RAT: Absolutely not. I despise your silly jazzy rubbish.
FRANK: Well ain’t that a kick in the head!
KING RAT: I can’t tell you the plan out here. (Pointing at the AUDIENCE) This lot will let the cat out of the bag, and believe me, I hate cats! (Beat) If everything works out, London will be dirtier than a teenager’s bedroom! (He laughs maniacally) Oh I do enjoy being bad!
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Dick Whittington Characters
Principal Characters
Dick Whittington: Titular character seeking his fortune
Sarah the Cook: The Dame. Restauranteur and Jack’s mum
Idle Jack: A lazy lad
Eileen: Dick’s talking Cat
Alderman Fitzwarren: Leader of the local council
Alice Fitzwarren: Dick’s love interest
Fairy Bow-Bells: A magical fairy and Dick’s spiritual guide
King Rat: Villainous vermin and ruler of rat-kind
Frank and Sammy: Hench-rats and members of the Rat Pack
Captain Watt: Captain of the Unsinkable II
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Sultan Pepper: The ruler of Morocco
Butler: Sultan Pepper’s assistant
Ensemble: Townsfolk, Sailors, Locals, Rats and Pest Controllers etc
List of Scenes
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Prologue
Scene One: London Town
Scene Two: The Road to London
Scene Three: London Town
Scene Four: Somewhere in London
Scene Five: Sarah’s Restaurant
Scene Six: The Road out of London
Scene Seven: Down at the Harbour
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Scene Eight: Aboard the Ship
Scene Nine: The Beaches of Morocco
Scene Ten: The Sultan’s Palace
Scene Eleven: Song Sheet
Scene Twelve: Finale/Bows
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