Lighthouse launches pantomime Dick Whittington

Popular children’s TV presenter Chris Jarvis, who stars in, directs and writes the pantomime, was joined by members of the cast including Richard Gibson (‘Allo Allo’s Herr Flick – returning to Poole by popular demand) as Alderman Fitzwarren, Katie Arundell as Alice Fitzwarren, Dereck Walker as Dame Dolly Donuts and Sammy Phillips as Tommy the Cat. The line-up is completed by Craig Rhys-Barlow as King Rat and Charlotte Knowles as Fairy Bowbells, accompanied by a supporting cast of dancers and a young company comprising talented local children.

This is the third year running that Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts, has co-produced its homegrown pantomime with Duncan Reeves Productions, the company headed by actor and TV presenter Peter Duncan. Dick Whittington follows the success of Aladdin in 2016 and last year’s production of Cinderella.

Audiences at this year’s pantomime will join an adventure with Dick and his acrobatic cat as they journey from Poole to Olde London Town then across the sea, seeking fame and fortune.

Dick Whittington opens at Lighthouse on Friday 7 December with performances up until Christmas Eve.