Cast List

Fairy Roseblossom, Queen of the Flower Fairies : Cheryl Carman
The Cat, a magic cat with amazing powers : Peta Barker
Sarah Whittington, the Cook (The Dame) : John Field
Dick Whittington, her son : Annemarie Fearnley
Alderman Fitzwarren, an Alderman of the City of London : Tony O'Brien
Alice Fitzwarren, his daughter, in love with Dick : Fiona Clark
Baron Blunderbore, a wicked man in league with the powers of darkness : Jonathan Badger
Mack, a fool : Marcus Toulmin-Rothe
Tosh, another fool : Sean Gubbins
Herald to King Richard II, trained at Kneller Hall : Sally Holley
King Richard II, King of England : Robert Murphy
Captain Longplank, Master of the Good Ship "Leaky" : Jon Burke
Bo'sun Bessie, a saucy seaperson : Margaret Kitchingman
King Rat, an evil creature : Carmel Johnston
Chief of Rat Police, feared by all : Jon Burke
Fairy Rosebud, a very small fairy : Alice Batty
The Sultan of Marat : Robert Murphy
The Sultana of Marat, his wife, Fatima : Corinne Corré
Mad Mahmouda, Leader of the Sultan's Army : Dorothy Hughes
Grand Vizier of Marat, Servant to the Sultan : Martin Hollins
Abdul, Full of Eastern Promise : Jon Burke
A Town Crier, direct from Wapping : Jon Burke
Traders, Servants, Citizens, Sailors, Soldiers, Rats : Alice Batty, Jon Burke, Corinne Corré, Susie Harling, Sally Holley, Martin Hollins, Dorothy Hughes, Carmel Johnston, Penny Tuerk, Margaret Kitchingman, Robert Murphy

The Band
Sydney Lee (keyboards)
Leo Brown (percussion)

Production Team

Director : Penny Tuerk
Musical Director : Sydney Lee
Set Design : Ian Paterson
Lighting Design : Stephen Ley
Costume Design : Phyl Lee
Additional Choreography : David Taylor

Stage Manager : Laurence Tuerk
ASMs : Lotte Wynder, Simon Rhind-Tutt, Rachael Bailey, Sarah Ambrose
Lighting and sound operators : Helen Smith, Chris Holmes, Sheila Burbidge, Dinah Irvine, Stephen Ley, Malcolm Wynder
Wardrobe : Phyl Lee, Sue Gardner, Kate Cooper, Carmel Johnston
Additional properties : Jocelyn Braithwaite, Ken Haines
Music of the Bells composed by Claire Friedman
Set construction and rigging : Chris Seal, Dinah Irvine, Loraine Schneider, Martin South, Malcolm Wynder, Brian Innes, Denis Turner, Ron Brooker, Rachel Bailey, Steve Rozzi, Michelle Balgobin, Sue Gardner, Ernie Saill, Alan Keggie, Sarah Ambrose, Jo Staples, Cyril Julius, Bill Leahy, Tom Dahlmann, Nick Whitehouse