Dick Whittington the pantomime is ready to hit the stage in Kington

The show will be performed at Lady Hawkins Community Leisure Centre on Thursday, February 20 and Friday, February 21 at 7.30pm and on Saturday, February 22 for a matinee performance at 2.30pm.

The panto by Limelight Scripts tells the story of simple country boy Dick Whittington, who makes his way from his village in Gloucester, to the bright lights of London seeking his fortune, accompanied by Puss, his feline companion. 

Dick soon discovers that the streets of London aren’t paved with gold, and instead ends up doing battle with the evil King Rat who intends to rule London with his hordes of rats. 

King Rat frames Dick as a thief and he leaves London bound for Morocco. This battle between good and evil, eventually culminates in the Sultan of Morocco’s palace. 

Go and see the jolly, family show to find out if it ends happily ever after! 

Lexi Harris plays Dick Whittington, with Abigail Hollinghurst as Alice Fitzwarren, Michelle Wood as Puss, David Francis as Sally Forth, Dilys Hollinghurst as Idle Jack and Jim Smith as Alderman Fitzwarren.

Captain Sinkham will be played by Jess Squire, Karen Spooner is Fairy Bowbells, Cliff Spooner is King Rat, Rebecca Darch is the Sultan of Morocco, Hiram Squire is Wazir, Benedict Darch is Roger van Gogh and Penny Cole is gorilla.

Londoners, cats, rats, cannibals, attendants, guards and police etc are played by Midge Ault, Janet Boydell, Pauline Bowles, Tilly Burgoyne, Penny Cole, Brandon Cottrell, Benedict Darch, Rebecca Darch, Violet Darch, Amelia Gleed Nahla Jones, Rachelle King, Maggie Maynard, Tanya Parkes, Hiram Squire, Freddie Wood and Grace Wood.

The production team includes producer and director Lynne Owens, musical director Lorna Firth, accompanist Kath Ainsworth, and additional choreography Dilys Hollinghurst.

Linda Ellams is the stage manager and did set design and construction, David Parkes, Sky Richardson, Beresford Vaughan and Donald Smith are all stage assistants, Donald Smith is in charge of lighting, Helen Smith does the sound effects and Rachelle King and Leo’s Theatrical look after the costumes.

Kit Beaton, Janet Francis and Eloise King do the make-up and David Francis and Jim Smith look after the publicity.

Frank Banks, Pam Banks, Margaret Bowdler, Anne Dean, Howard Dean, Bev Fensom, Marion Gilling, Martin Harris, Gill Kantolinna, Risto Kantolinna and Jackie Turner look after front of house and refreshments.

Tickets are £10 for adults and £5 for under 18’s and they are available from the Burton Hotel in Kington or from ticketsource.co.uk/kados.

If just being in the audience is a bit dull for you then why not join the society on stage? If you can hold a tune and like dressing up then you're in! Perhaps you would prefer to help backstage. They society always make new members very welcome. 

For more information visit www.kingtonoperatic.co.uk