Millennial Comedians' Panto RICKY WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT Opens Today

Once upon a... etc. there was a nice lad called Ricky Whittington, who lived somewhere that isn't London. Frustrated by the lack of social and economic opportunities in not-London, he put all his possessions into a handkerchief-tied-to-a-stick and set off to is-London with his (talking - get on board) Cat, who was a li'l prick.

Ricky soon learns that the streets are not paved with gold, they're overrun by rats (which represent disenfranchisement, political disillusionment, economic instability, alienation etc.) and that London isn't all that welcoming a place for a young person who makes the bold decision of moving there(/here) without first having been born to rich parents.

An ideal gift for anyone looking for a mordant commentary on the teeming, rent-eating fume-spewing International Financial Centre/gentrifier's theme park known as London and/or a smart and funny twist on an age-old genre.

Cast

Charlotte Ritchie first shot to stardom as the impressionable Oregon in Channel 4's cult student life sitcom Fresh Meat, going on to star in BBC's Siblings and Call the Midwife. She is also a member of classical crossover band All Angels.

Joining Charlotte in an all-singing and mostly-dancing ensemble cast will be: Ellie White (The Windsors, House of Fools, @elevenish), Rob Carter (Peep Show, Fresh Meat), Omar Ibrahim (Birds of a Feather), Rosa Robson (RSC, Black Mountain Poets), Emily Lloyd-Saini and David Elms (Borderline).

Team

Writers Daran 'Jonno' Johnson and Liam 'Liam' Williams are both members of celebrated sketch comedy group Sheeps and are the creators of cult webseries '2016: Year Friends'. Daran Johnson's writing credits include BBC's Siblings (starring Charlotte), Flat TV and People Time. Liam Williams' credits include People Time, Ladhood (Radio 4) and Charlie Brooker's 2015 Wipe. He has been nominated twice for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Awards for his stand-up, and received critical acclaim for his playwriting debut Travesty at the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Produced by Fight in the Dog, the show is directed by Alex Clatworthy. The musical director is Freddie Tapner and then designer is Tom Kingsley.

Web: www.fightinthedog.co.uk Twitter:@_fightinthedog Facebook: /fightinthedog16

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/819123410/ricky-whittington-and-his-cat