Meet Dick, an orphan boy who has arrived in London to make his fortune. Along with his best friend, Tommy the Cat, they meet Alderman Fitzwarren and his daughter Alice, as they prepare to set sail on a voyage to America but trying to stop them on their trail is the evil Queen Rat, who will stop at nothing to destroy Dick. This show is full of all the classic panto tropes, brought to you by the hilarious Idle Jack and sassy Sarah the Cook.

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Cardboard Box Theatre's debut show was performed at The Windmill Theatre, Littlehampton with the following cast:​

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Dick Whittington = Mo Morris

Tommy the Cat = Pippa Simpson

Alice Fitzwarren = Holly Goble

Idle Jack = Rose Pontin

Sarah the Cook = George Lawson

Alderman Fitzwarren = Cable Hughes

Ceci Cee = Katrina Wesson

Fairy Bo Bells = Aoife Lennon

Queen Rat = Imogen Emmott

Fangtail = Jason Mauricette-Ramsammy

Cottonbud = Tori Blake-Saker

Dave = Billy Soldi

Dance Captain/Alice Cover/Queen Rat Cover = Roxanne Adams

Ensemble/Ceci Cee Cover/ Tommy Cover = Percy Shaw

Ensemble/Cottonbud Cover = Summer Difford

Ensemble/Alderman Cover/Fangtail Cover = Rosefinch Carr

Ensemble/Bo Bells Cover = Isobel Russell

Ensemble/Dick Whittington Cover = Jolie Davies

Ensemble/Idle Jack Cover/Dave Cover = Hywel Farrow-Wilton

Cameo (As Self)/Cover Sarah the Cook = Matthew Williams

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The Creative Crew were as follows:

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Company Director/Writer = Matthew Williams

Choreographer = Holly Goble

Assistant Director/Intimacy Coordinator = Imogen Emmott

Wardrobe/MD/Projection Design = Aoife Lennon

Props Master/MD = Tori Blake-Saker

Stage Manager = Evie Mae Adamson

Makeup Artist = Pippa Simpson

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This show was in support of Stonepillow. You can find out more about this amazing charity here.

We also performed at their Sleepout Event in 2024, you can see some images of this day below:

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