DICK WHITTINGTON CAST ANNOUNCED FOR BELGRADE THEATRE'S PANTO

Creative Director Corey Campbell, interim CEO Neil Murray, and the whole team at the Belgrade Theatre are delighted to announce full cast and creative team for this year’s family favourite panto Dick Whittington, written by and starring by the award-winning Iain Lauchlan. Dick Whittington will play from Wednesday 20 November until Saturday 4 January 2025, with a press night on Friday 22 November at 7pm.

 

Leading the cast of Dick Whittington is writer and director Iain Lauchlan (a veteran of numerous pantomimes in Coventry, including most recently Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk and Beauty and the Beast) as ‘Dame ‘Sarah the Cook’. Iain will once again appear alongside his co-winner from the 2023 Pantomime Association Winner Awards Andy Hockley (Wicked, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Phantom of the Opera) as ‘King Rat’. Appearing in his 13th Belgrade Pantomime will be Craig Hollingsworth (Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella) whowill play ‘Idle Jack’; Aonghas Ewen (Wind in the Willows, Cinderella, The Strange Affair of Herschel Grynszpan), as Scratch’;Declan Wilson (One Man, Two Guvnors, Hamlet, Twelfth Night)as ‘Alderman Fitzwarren’ and ‘Sultan of Morocco’; making her pantomime debut as ‘Dick Whittington’ will be Lois Brook; Sam Woods (Beetlejuice, Jack & The Beanstalk, Aljaž Skorjanec & Janette Manrara) will be ‘Tommy The Cat’,  and playing both ‘Alice Fitzwarren’ and ‘Fairy Bowbells’ will be Gabriela Harris (RENT, NINE, The Golden Gala). The Ensemble will be Beth Gourlay, Mia King-Harmes, Caleb Griggs and Reiss Hinds.

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JUSTICE FOR CITY CENTRE BUSINESSES

 

A prolific offender from Coventry who has caused constant issues for shopkeepers has been jailed and banned from entering parts of the city.

 

Basharat Hussain has been jailed for six weeks for shoplifting and been given a 2 year Criminal Behaviour Order due to a spree of anti-social behaviour within the city centre.

 

The Criminal Behaviour order bans him from entering Coventry city centre unless for an arranged appointment with the police or probation.

 

He is also banned from entering any shop in the city centre, with the terms of the order making it clear he will be arrested if he breaches it.

NIGHT TIME ECONOMY MEETING

 

Last week we hosted our Night Time Economy meeting, where we discussed safety in the city during the Christmas period, the Cocktail Week and any issues that businesses are having. If you would like to attend the next meeting contact Kavita (admin@coventrybid.co.uk).

 

We also have lots of Best Bar None Workshops running over the coming month, click the button below to find out the dates and book on.

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