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Hickory Dickory Dock
Full-Length Play, Pantomime / 5w, 2m, 9any gender (adult)
Penniless Dame Foxtrot doesn't know her old Grandfather Clock is a magical possession. Years ago the Fairy Queen locked into it the wicked Black Imp who menaced Fairyland. If the clock ever struck One the Imp would be freed, to the Queen took away the key. But the wicked Wizard steals the key.
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Cast Size
5w, 2m, 9any gender (adult) -
Duration
120 minutes (2 hours) -
Subgenre
Christmas/Holiday, Fable/Folktale -
Target Audience
Appropriate for All Audiences
Details
Summary
Penniless Dame Foxtrot doesn't know her old Grandfather Clock is a magical possession. Years ago the Fairy Queen locked into it the wicked Black Imp who menaced Fairyland. If the clock ever struck One the Imp would be freed, to the Queen took away the key. But the wicked Wizard steals the key, frees the Imp, and seeks to destroy Fairyland by using him to get the magic Jewel of Miracles. All is set for a terrific battle between the "goodies' and the "bad dies'. But after riotous adventures, good triumphs, and everyone lives happily ever after.
History
First productions 1979
As of 2016 over 400 productions worldwide
Cast Attributes
Keywords
- Time Period Not Applicable
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes, Elaborate/High-Volume Costumes, Fantasy Costumes, Period Costumes
- Additional Features Audience Participation/Interactive, Play with Music
- Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Cautions
- No Special Cautions
Media
"Full of colour movement and hilarity..." – Pontefract & Castleford Express
"If we had known it was going to be so popular we would have arranged extra performances..." – Adur Herald, Shoreham-by-Sea
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Norman Robbins
Norman Robbins, one of Amateur Theatre's most popular authors, wrote his first stage show almost 60 years ago whilst working for the Yorkshire Evening Post. An avid theatregoer from the age of three (his grandparents ran the pub near the local theatre so free tickets were al ...