archive Autumn 1981

Dick Whittington and Wondercat
book, music and lyrics by David Wood

The legend of Dick Whittington and his cat is one of Great Britan’s most cherished traditional tales.

Artistic Credits

Director: Paul Tomlinson
Musical Director: Richard Sanders
Choreography: Kenn Oldfield
Set Design: Ian Wilson
Costume Design: Jan Blake
Lighting Design: Stanley Osborne-White
Animal Costumes: Vin Burnham
Puppet Design and Assembly: Peter Allday
Puppetry Consultants: Peter Allday and Paul Aylett

Cast

Tradesman/Docker/Rat: Paul Aylett
Alderman Fitzwarren/Sir Richard Whittington: Stanley Beard
Alice/Tradesman: Lorraine Brunning
Buckle/Tradesman: Richard Bremmer
Queen of the Barbary Coast/Quayside Lady: Virginia Graham
Dick Whittington: Vincent Hall
Bertha the Cook: John Halstead
Cat: Penny Jones
Tom/Person in Crowd: Gary Love
King Rat/Quayside Lady: Lorelei Lynn
Tradesman/Docker/Rat: Sally Mortemore
Harry/Person in Crowd: David Nunn
Swash/Tradesman: Bill Thomas

The Musicians

Musical Director/Keyboards: Richard Sanders
Bass Guitar/Guitar: Bruce Douglas
Drums/Percussion: Mark Doffman

The Children’s Chorus

Tina Aldridge
Abeed Aslam
Robert Bowers
Stephanie Burrows
Kathryn Crabb
Andrea Ebdon
Michelle Kingsmill
Nigel Palmer
Elizabeth Raftery
Ina Salter
Jaqueline Bentley
Richard Drew
Emma Fredericks
David Harris
Laura Kelly
Gail Palmer
Suzanne Ross
Nicola Stewart
Geraldine Tarbard
Stephen Thompson