CASTING AND CREATIVE TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR KING'S HEAD THEATRE'S UPCOMING PANTOMIME!
We're excited to announce the first cast and creative team for our upcoming pantomime Dick Whittington and His Cat and for our 18+ show Dick Whittington: Adults Only.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK favourites Victoria Scone and River Medway will star in both productions, with Victoria returning to the theatre as ‘Dragpus’, following her appearance as ‘Dame Trott’ in last year’s Jack and the Beanstalk, and River making her King’s Head Theatre debut as ‘Queen Rat’.
Victoria Scone made history as the first contestant assigned female at birth to compete on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, appearing in the third series before going on to represent the UK in Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World, where they reached the final four. Victoria returns to King’s Head Theatre following last year’s Jack and the Beanstalk, having previously appeared on stage in productions including The Frogs at Southwark Playhouse and a number of TuckShop adult pantomimes in the West End. Last year’s King’s Head announcement similarly foregrounded Victoria’s Drag Race history and stage work.
River Medway will make her King’s Head Theatre debut as ‘Queen Rat’. She most recently played ‘Jem’ in the UK and Ireland tour of Here & Now: The Steps Musical, having originated the role in the musical’s world premiere at the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. Following her appearance on the third series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, River has performed extensively across the UK, including the Pick’n’Mix UK Tour, The Main Event UK Tour and the official Drag Race UK Season 3 Tour.
The production will once again be written and directed by Andrew Pollard, who returns to King’s Head Theatre for a third year following Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk, and was named Best Writer at this year’s UK Pantomime Awards. Joining Pollard on the creative team are Nicky Bunch as Set and Costume Designer, George W. Parris as Musical Supervisor and Musical Director, Alex Lewer as Lighting Designer and Anna Smart as Sound Designer.
Dick Whittington and His Cat will open on 22 November, with the adult show opening 26 November. Tickets available now, with early bird offers open until the end of September
