Dick Whittington and his cat by Mark Clements

Critical review. The pantomime that I am going to review is Dick Whittington and his cat by Mark Clements. The production was held at Derby playhouse and ran from 26/11/02 to 18/01/03. Cast (In alphabetical order.) Alderman Fitzwarren/Sultan Of MoroccoJohn Branwell Dick WhittingtonAlison Carter King RatPhilip Cox Silly BillyPete Dunwell Alice FitzwarrenHelen Fisher Tommy The CatSuzy Rochford Sarah The CookAdam Stafford Fairy Bow BellsSarah Weymouth From a child's point of view, I would say that the …

…I think this may have interested the adults more. The storyline and set were superb and it was a very nice experience. I think that Clements made a mistake with King Rat and could maybe have made him slightly more of a baddy as I think that King Rat had quite a comedy role. I think that the pantomime was successful but could have been more so with a few minor alterations to the script.