The first all-singing, all-dancing film noir-pantomime-ghost-story, Whittington PI
is Chinatown mixed with Aladdin, Guys and Dolls, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) with
cross-dressing aplenty. Brought to you by the twisted mind that served up The Magnificent
Seven Dwarves, expect the unexpected.'
Whittington P.I. 7th – 9th December and 14th – 16th December
Written and Directed by Bryan Hallett
'A Film Noir Pantomime..’
Things aren't going well in La La land for Private Dick Sam Whittington. He's lonely,
broke and out of work, and his secretary is threatening to quit. Even worse, his
long-deceased partner, Felix Lines, wants to give him advice, and ghosts are never
good for business.
Then, along comes the case he's been dreaming of - big bucks offered by a big buxom
woman. Setting out on the trail of missing girls, he is drawn into a deadly gangster
underworld, lorded over by Nathanial King, "The Rat", and will need all his wits
to survive.
Cast
Sam Whittington - Robin Moon
Softly Softly - Joe Stuckey
Captain Fitzwarren - Martin Coates
Amelia Muffet - Stephanie Parsons
Veronica Hubbard - Henry Wilson
Lola Cupcake - Kate Giles
Felix Lyons - Vickie Hobbs
Nathanial King - Chris Cope
Frankie Knuckle - Nathan Coombes
Bennie Knuckle - Jane Leakey
Coffee Vendor/MC - John Attree
Veronica II - Maggie Capon
Ensemble - John Attree, Maggie Capon, Jacqui Yeoell, Helena Alcock, Florrie Earle,
Ben Overd
Rug Rats - Olivia Clarke, Joe Crabb, Paddy Earle, Toby Grace, Anna Maughan, Cory
Stuckey, Alana Sumption, Courteney Yeoell
Technical Crew
Writer/Director - Bryan Hallett
Producer - Anna Bowerman
Stage Manager -Paul George
Stage Crew - John Attree, Reg Capon, Tony Crookes
Properties - Debbie Wilkes
Scenic Artist - Huy Trong
Set Building - Paul George, Tony Crookes
Lighting - Brian Perkins, Nicola Langhorn
Sound/Photography - Philip Wells
Wardrobe - Kate White, Debbie Denman
Hair and Make Up - Viv Fletcher and cast
Chaperones - Kathrine Alcock, Anna Bowerman, Jo Clark, Celia Crookes, Paula Denning,
Sue Morley
Front of House - Sue Attree, Anne Courteney, Brenda Lake
Bar Manager - Alistair Taylor
Box Office - Brenda Lake, Hentons Estate Agents
Nat the Rat and The Rug Rats
