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We are so thrilled to finally anounce the final three cast members joining Sam Nixon (playing Dick Whittington), Chris Hannon (playing Winnie Whittington), Chris Chilton (playing Ronnie Rat) and Meg Elsegood (playing Alice Fitzwarren) on stage for this year’s production of Dick Whittington!
Liz Garland will play Fairy Pearl. She trained at the Birmingham School of Acting and her previous theatre credits include Gangsta Granny (West End), The Ghost Train (No1 Tour), Beauty and the Beast (New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth), and The Dutchman (Arcola Theatre).
Abigail Butterworth will play Tommy the Cat. Abigail trained at Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and gained a First Class Diploma in Musical Theatre and Professional Dance. She has recently worked on Fred Olsen Cruise Lines as a Dancer/Singer on two of their ships and has been the Dance Captain and U/S Genie at Billingham Forum, in their production of Aladdin. Abigail has also performed on Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway as a Dancer with George Ezra! Abigail comes from the Wakefield area and was a member of the junior ensemble for Dick Whittington at Theatre Royal Wakefield in 2009!
Hannah Nuttall will play the role of Regina Rat. Hannah recently graduated from The Italia Conti Academy, London. Her theatre credits include Jan the Sweet in Yeast Nation (Southwark Playhouse), Hope Cladwell in Urinetown and Wade ‘Cry Baby’ Walker in Cry Baby.
Break a leg to this fantastic group! Have you booked your tickets yet?