Dick Whittington – Principal Boy
Local lad, who has plenty of ambition
Alderman Sam Aritan – Owner of Sam and Ella’s food hall
Libby – Principal Girl
She is the daughter of Alderman Sam Aritan
Nelly Crumblebum – The Pantomime Dame
The cook at Sam and Ella’s
TC – The magic cat
Idle Billy – A lazy lad who is very light-hearted. He is a bit silly, sees the funny side of things and is Sam’s apprentice
Fairy Ding-a-ling – A fairy of good nature and has a dislike to unkind and horrible people
Covid Rat – A nasty character who is obsessed with doing evil things
Corona Rat – Covid Rat’s wife, clever and cunning
Captain Cod – Stern captain, who is a stickler for efficiency
Captain’s Mate, Sid Squid – A bit slow on the uptake
Gran – Always meddling in things. Lives with Alderman Sam Aritan
Act 1
Prologue – A hill overlooking London town
Scene 1 – Outside Sam and Ella’s coffee shop
Scene 2 – A Street in London
Scene 3 – Inside Sam and Ella’s coffee shop
Scene 4 – A road near the Mansion House
Scene 5a – Highgate hill
Scene 5b – Dick Whittington’s dream
Act 2
Scene 1 – The Docks where ‘SS Tories’ is moored
Scene 2 – Below decks of the ‘SS Tories’
Scene 3 – Above decks on the ‘SS Tories’
Scene 4 – The Shores of Morocco
Scene 5 – The Rats Lair
Scene 6 – Back home in London town
Scene 7 – The Whittington wedding
Prologue
Loud thunder crack(S/F) and green lighting SL (L/F)
Covid Rat enters AL
Covid Rat – Ha ha ha ha ha. I have a feeling I am going to be so lucky tonight. I think I am going to be rich beyond my wildest dreams and live with my darling wife in the Mansion House. Yes, the Mansion House, far to posh for any of you to live, the only way any of you could even set foot in there is if you were one of my servants. I am so clever and cunning that my unstoppable plan is for me to become ‘Lord Mayor of London’ so if any of you think differently. The government levelling up programme is just words! I rule the sewers and rubbish tips and all my rats are just waiting for me to give the order to invade London and scare everyone. Then they will look for their saviour and guess who that is… ME. Some of you were a bit slow on that, but looking round I can understand why
Corona Corona Rat enters AL
Corona Rat – What are you doing?
Covid – Just talking to my friends dear
Corona – You don’t have friends, I’ve seen your Facebook page. Now stop talking to this horrible lot and put my plan into action. I WANT TO BE IN THE MANSION HOUSE BEFORE THE END OF THIS PANTOMIME
Covid – Yes dear, right away, on it like sonic
Corona – To audience Looks like the holding pen for the Jeremy Kyle show. You have not heard the last of me you snivelling, grotty smelly mob
Corona Rat exits AL
Covid – See what you’ve done, got me into trouble with my beautiful wife. Her plan, she meant my plan. Now to summon up my rats and take over London.
Lighting on AR turns orange (L/F)
Bell music on Fairy entrance (S/F) Fairy Ding-a-ling enters AR sniffing
Fairy Ding-a-ling – What a smell
LOL
Covid – Shut the front door
I never met you before
Fairy – I know you haven’t and to audience nor have you
So, without further ado
I am Fairy Ding-a-ling
I’ll tell you more as I sing
Covid – No, not again this is not fine
It’s been done before in Pantomime
Fairy – So I’ll tell you then, so listen fast
Your reign of terror will not last
I am Ding-a-ling from the bells of bow
And they are very powerful you know
Covid – Don’t frighten me the bells can’t harm
Especially with my good looks and charm
Fairy – Good looks? Oh, please just stop
They wouldn’t improve with photo shop
And as for charm you are a phony
Lonely hearts are not that lonely
Covid – If that’s all you’ve got to say
Goodbye fairy, be on your way
My plan is cunning to be fare
By the end of this Panto, I’ll be Lord Mayor
Fairy – You, Lord Mayor, that’s out of Wack
Please bring Boris Johnstone back
You will fail, with options fewer
As your rats reject you from the sewer
Covid – Reject me, NO, I am their king
And this is not opportunity to sing
Your meddling will cause no stress
I will be Mayor and my wife Mayoress
Fairy – Do not underestimate my power
As the bells ring on the hour
Your cunning plan will not succeed
As a champion is what I need
Covid – No human mortal could beat me
My evil will get stronger you’ll see
I must move on and that is that
Fairy – If not a human, perhaps a cat
So on with your plans, off you go
Quicker than that, you are quite slow
Covid Rat exits AL
Now the hard work starts, let me explain
This script is week and a real pain
The money you’ve paid is such crime
But, on with this third-rate Pantomime!
Fairy exits AR