PREVIEW: Eastbourne: The Adult Panto: Puss & Dick

The Pantomime season kicks off at the Royal Hippodrome in Eastbourne in November in an unusual way when the Market Theatre Company visit with their Adult Panto – Puss & Dick.

This naughty show is a re-working of the classic pantomime tale, Dick Whittington and will be the Market Theatre Company’s 20th Adult Panto.

The Market Theatre Company hale from their own 70 seater theatre in the historic market town of Hitchin in Hertfordshire.

In the last 20 years their naughty alternative to traditional pantomime has gone from strength to strength, growing from a short 4 week run to achieving cult status and now running from December 2016 through to May 2017 at the Hitchin venue.

Their tour has also grown over the past 10 years and they are delighted to be adding the Royal Hippodrome to their list of touring venues.

Market Theatre Company Manager, Glyn Doggett, says: “Over the past 10 years of taking this show on the road we have been delighted by the audience reaction. We can’t wait to share this show with the people of Eastbourne, we just hope they are ready.”

This fast-paced, farcical show is performed by a cast of just three, Nick Hooton, Carrie Laurence and Pippa Johnson. Between them they play an abundance of familiar (and not so familiar) pantomime characters.

Performer Nick Hooton who leads the audience participation in the show, says: “The show is packed with naughty jokes and a ton of innuendo. We love playing off the audience and, where we can, getting them involved. It’s always exciting to see the fear in the eyes of the front row when I talk to them at the beginning”.

Pippa Johnson who plays Dick, says: “Although we like to be rude we never set out to offend with the adult humour and we are certain everyone who attends will have a great night.”