Dick Whittington
Set Design
1960 (designed)
1960 (designed)
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Set design for 'Cheapside' in pantomime Turn Again Whittington, London Palladium, 1960.
In 1947, Val Parnell took over the management of the London Palladium, one of the largest theatres in Britain. Under Parnell, the Palladium presented large-scale spectacular pantomimes until 1987 and became known as the Home of Pantomime due to its lavish productions featuring the biggest celebrity names of the time.
Turn Again Whittington starred Norman Wisdom as Dick Whittington and popstar Yana as Alice Fitzwarren. The show’s scenery designed by Tod Kingman achieved great praise, with the Guardian describing it as a “lavish colourful entertainment” and reports in the Sunday Dispatch suggesting that the production cost £75,000 to stage.
This was Norman Wisdom’s second pantomime as Principal Boy and the production also featured a female Dame in the form of Margot Lister as Mrs Boddy, the Alderman’s Housekeeper.
In 1947, Val Parnell took over the management of the London Palladium, one of the largest theatres in Britain. Under Parnell, the Palladium presented large-scale spectacular pantomimes until 1987 and became known as the Home of Pantomime due to its lavish productions featuring the biggest celebrity names of the time.
Turn Again Whittington starred Norman Wisdom as Dick Whittington and popstar Yana as Alice Fitzwarren. The show’s scenery designed by Tod Kingman achieved great praise, with the Guardian describing it as a “lavish colourful entertainment” and reports in the Sunday Dispatch suggesting that the production cost £75,000 to stage.
This was Norman Wisdom’s second pantomime as Principal Boy and the production also featured a female Dame in the form of Margot Lister as Mrs Boddy, the Alderman’s Housekeeper.
Object details
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| Title | Dick Whittington (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and ink on paper, mounted on card |
| Brief description | Set design for 'Cheapside' in pantomime Turn Again Whittington, London Palladium, 1960 |
| Physical description | Set design for 'Cheapside' in pantomime Turn Again Whittington, London Palladium, 1960. The design is mounted on card and shows houses and a street with a water pump in it. |
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| Credit line | Given by Roger Fox |
| Summary | Set design for 'Cheapside' in pantomime Turn Again Whittington, London Palladium, 1960. In 1947, Val Parnell took over the management of the London Palladium, one of the largest theatres in Britain. Under Parnell, the Palladium presented large-scale spectacular pantomimes until 1987 and became known as the Home of Pantomime due to its lavish productions featuring the biggest celebrity names of the time. Turn Again Whittington starred Norman Wisdom as Dick Whittington and popstar Yana as Alice Fitzwarren. The show’s scenery designed by Tod Kingman achieved great praise, with the Guardian describing it as a “lavish colourful entertainment” and reports in the Sunday Dispatch suggesting that the production cost £75,000 to stage. This was Norman Wisdom’s second pantomime as Principal Boy and the production also featured a female Dame in the form of Margot Lister as Mrs Boddy, the Alderman’s Housekeeper. |
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| Accession number | S.2235-2014 |
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| Record created | November 18, 2014 |
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