Charming Dick

Adult Panto From The Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
A RVT & Cockpit Production
CHARMING DICK

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The Royal Vauxhall Tavern’s 2015 adult panto CHARMING DICK is coming to The Cockpit – Oh yes it is!

The RVT is famous for producing some of the best adult pantos in London and, arguably, the UK with shows becoming cult phenomenons and selling out consistently every year.

Charming Dick was RVT's ninth adult panto, directed by Tim McArthur (Fannie and Jack! Sissy that Stalk!), and written by Paul Emelion (When Harry met Barry and Rise Like a Pheonix),

...and this year we’re “re-erecting” Dick at the Cockpit!

"Charming Dick is a feel-good festive slice of romance, innuendo and twisted dark humour. A must see!" - QX Magazine

Come and cheer for Dick, the wannabe entrepreneur and dreamer, who has come to London to seek fame, fortune and the big time, but ends up working in a launderette with his Aunt Twankey - a has been cabaret and west end star (well, who isn’t).

Hiss and boo at the Wicked Witch, determined to get her hands on the launderette and turn out poor Twankey (silent t) in order to obtain the lamp that confers powers to transform gay clubs into gold (or just gives a very good light).

Sing-along with Babe, the Eurovision wannabe superstar, as she plans her nuptials to Prince Charming.

But will Charming marry her? Will Dick become the big bar promoter he wants to be? Will Twankey lose the launderette? How far is the wicked witch prepared to go to get her evil hands on the lamp? Will Charming and Dick ever build that snowman together? And why is Red Riding Hood in this panto?!?

Charming Dick is filled with panto classics. Hissing, booing, and enough song and dance to make Eurovision look positively dull, all bought up to date for you big dirty kids aged 18 and over and featuring some of our favourite drag artists. Book now!

"a panto that totally enthralled an audience that were loving every minute of it. This is a show with a huge feel-good quality to it. Pure Pantomine perfection does not come much better than this" – Gayabouttown

"The physical comedy is superb and the innuendos have the crowd in fits as interactive cheering sees a room full of people shouting “we love Dick!” to the protagonist. I challenge even the most humourless of prudes to go along and not crack a smile" - The Weekender

“Out-rightly one of the dirtiest and funniest pantos to launch the season” - QX Magazine

Cast
Ali Frederick as Dick
Matthew Floyd Jones (aka Mannish of Frisky and Mannish) as the Witch
Tim McArthur as Twankey
Abigail Collins as Babe
Stewart Briggs as Charming

Produced by Catia Ciarico on behalf of the RVT
Directed by Tim McArthur
Written by Paul Emelion Daly
The RVT panto has become a yearly institution and has had a string of distinguished cabaret stars directing, writing and performing on the Tavern's illustrious and Grade 2 listed stage.

From Nathan Evans, Scottee, Mzz Kimberley, Holestar, Jonny Woo, Timberlina, Fred Bear, Dusty Limits, The Divine Miss M, Ophelia Bitz to the Miss alternative miss world winner; Fancy Chance, Harry Clayton Wright, Ginger Johnson, Topsie Redfern and Vinegar Strokes.
This year still sees Tim McArthur once again directing the show and we welcome Paul Emelion Daly as writer in residence.

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Strictly 18 and over only. Sorry kids, but this is adult playtime.