Dick Whittington
Set Design
1960 (designed)
1960 (designed)
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Set model piece for 'Outside Fitzwarren's Warehouse' in pantomime Turn Again Whittington, London Palladium, 1960.
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.
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 | Gouache and watercolour on perspex |
| Brief description | Set model piece for 'Outside Fitzwarren's Warehouse' in pantomime Turn Again Whittington, London Palladium, 1960 |
| Physical description | Gouache and watercolour on perspex set model design for Act 1 Scene 3 in pantomime Turn Again Whittington, London Palladium, 1960. This 'Outside Fitzwarren's Warehouse' back cloth shows a building with black beams and a sign reading 'Fitzwarren's Stores'. |
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| Credit line | Given by Roger Fox |
| Summary | Set model piece for 'Outside Fitzwarren's Warehouse' in pantomime Turn Again Whittington, London Palladium, 1960. 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.2466-2014 |
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| Record created | December 30, 2014 |
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