The White Cat

Written by: Norman Robbins

Directed by: Jean Appleton

January 2004

The panto is based on the nineteenth century story by the French Countess d'Aulnois. The story concerns the heir-less King Pat-a-Cake of Euphoria who has three adopted sons. Seeking a successor he sets them a task, offering the throne to the winner.
Dim-witted Princes Fyne and Dandi squabble over the quest whilst Prince Peerless encounters a beautiful girl on his travels. She is, in fact, Princess Rosamund, hidden twenty years ago by her distraught parents who believed she would be forced to marry Price Ghastly by his mother Queen Venoma, who is still searching for her, using her magic powers. Mother Goose keeps a fairy-watch over the story and is instrumental in hiding Rosamund at the court of the White Cat, Queen of Mysteria.