Dick Whittington

Once again EADS brought to the people of Elgin a delightful traditional pantomime with this version of the well loved story of Dick Whittington and his cat. The bright and breezy tone of the evening was set with the opening number “Life’s a Happy Song” and continued throughout with the use of well known music such as “Reach” to the Act 1 Finale “Show Me The Way to (Amarillo) Skull Island” to “You Got A Friend in Me” and to the very appropriate “Sleigh Ride” finale. Dick Whittington was strongly played by Andrew Sutherland ably supported by Kim Mcintyre’s cheeky Tabby Cat. Robyn Lean was a delightful Alice Fitzwarren. Comedy was in the safe hands of Ben Mortimer’s couthy Sarah the Cook and Aidan Hyndman as her son Idle Jack. Their slapstick baking scene was a joy to watch as was their ghost scene with Professor Fitzwarren (Dominic Myers) to the singing of “Bright Side of Life”. Tiarnan Clarke and Naomi Bunyan, as King Rat and his domineering side kick Regina the Rat respectively, were evil personified and truly worthy of the boos received from the first night audience. Strong support was given by Katy Rodway-Swanson as learner fairy Bluebell and Amanda Craib as The Sultan. Singing by principals and chorus alike was strong and the choreography though simple was perfectly executed. The set was simple and colourful and the use of revolving flats made the scene changes flow well. Costuming too was colourful and appropriate to each character. The four piece band under Angus Hull’s leadership added greatly to the piece supporting but never overpowering the actors. Congratulations everyone at EADS for a delightfully entertaining evening.

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