DICK WHITTINGTON - A SCOTTISH PIRATE PANTOMIME to Open at Ayr Gaiety

Dick Whittington has been reimagined for The Gaiety Theatre as a Scottish pantomime adventure! As winners of the inaugural Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS) Award for Outstanding Pantomime, The Gaiety will present another barnstorming Scottish panto with an original Ayrshire twist.

Following the success of 2025's Aladdie, loved by audiences and critics alike, we're delighted to reunite writer Fraser Boyle and director Tom Cooper to put their stamp on this beloved family classic.

When orphan Dick, played by Ross Baxter (The High Life - The Musical, National Theatre of Scotland; Restless Natives: The Musical, Perth Theatre/Wild Yak; Cinderella & Sleeping Beauty, Ayr Gaiety; Still Game: The Final Farewell, OVO Hydro), happens upon a mysterious treasure map, he sets sail for the mystical shores of Arran, gathering an unforgettable crew along the way. 

The crew includes Gregor John-Owen as Forgetful Gibbs (Funeral For My Boobs, A Play, A Pie and A Pint; Mother Goose, Ayr Gaiety), Scottish Pantomime Awards nominee Colum Findlay as Fairy Flinty (Others - A New Musical, in development; Jack and the Beanstalk, Eden Court; DIVAS: From Stage to Screen, Edinburgh Fringe), Kitty-Kat-Cathy played by Chiara Sparkes - (Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In, National Theatre of Scotland and Tron Theatre; The Glasgow Poisoner, A Play, A Pie, A Pint; Mother Goose, Ayr Gaiety; Mamma Mia, UK & Ireland Tour) and returning Gaiety favourite, Fraser Boyle (Writer of and Dame in Aladdie, Mother Goose, Cinderella & Sleeping Beauty, Ayr Gaiety; Hen Night Horror, Scottish Tour) as the glamorous Dame Jackie Sparrow, on a fun-filled voyage.

The fearsome Captain Ratbeard, played by Dani Heron (Black Hole Sign, Tron/Traverse Theatre; Rollers Forever, Glasgow Pavilion; Mother Goose, Ayr Gaiety; Tally's Blood, Perth Theatre & Scottish Tour; Adults, Traverse Theatre; Sugar Coat, Southwark Playhouse & Vault Festival; Peter Gynt, National Theatre & Edinburgh International Festival), and her motley gaggle of drunken sailors are behind you, lurking in the Clyde Estuary!