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This is a pantomime based on a famous Mayor of London, one Dick Whittington who, as the story goes, got as far as a milepost at Highgate before he 'turned' back to London to fulfil his destiny. The pantomime has him going a little bit further, Morocco to be exact.
By far the person with the easiest role this year was Judith who, although she was integral to the whole story, had no lines to learn. All she had to do was look cat-like and meow occasionally. She and Sue (our principle boy for life) made a wonderful team.
The villain of the piece is the infamous King Rat accompanied by his little minion rats. Much fun is had by all as they all board a ship bound for Africa accompanied by all the usual nautical jokes.
Of particular note this year was, again, the song and dance number to open act two. A spirited rendition of 'The Fleet's In' which, if memory serves me well, had two encores on the last night.
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