Cast announced for Dick Whittington and His Cat at King's Head

King’s Head Theatre has announced the full cast for Dick Whittington and His Cat, running from 22 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, with Joseph Vella in the title role alongside RuPaul’s Drag Race UK favourites Victoria Scone and River Medway.

Joseph Vella has been cast in the title role in Dick Whittington and His Cat at the King’s Head Theatre, which is running between 22 November 2026 to 3 January 2027.

Vella joins RuPaul’s Drag Race UK stars River Medway and Victoria Scone in the theatre’s pantomime for 2026, with Victoria returning as Dragpus following her appearance as Dame Trott in last year’s Jack and the Beanstalk, while River makes her King’s Head Theatre debut as Queen Rat.

The show is written and directed by Andrew Pollard, winner of Best Writer at the 2026 UK Pantomime Awards, and has two separate versions: the family-friendly Dick Whittington and His Cat and the strictly grown-up Dick Whittington: Adults Only.

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Cast for Dick Whittington and His Cat

The cast of Dick Whittington and His Cat at the King’s Head Theatre includes:

Joseph Vella (Mamma Mia!, From Here To Eternity) as Dick Whittington
Victoria Scone (RuPaul’s Drag Race UK) as Dragpuss
River Medway (RuPaul’s Drag Race UK) as Queen Rat
Patricia Wilkins (Dirty Dancing) as Alice Fitzgerald
Sé Carr (drag king Jamie Fuxx) as Ding-Dong/Elvis Pawsley
Ash Weir (But I’m a Cheerleader) as Anne Semble and understudy

Creative team highlights

Pollard leads a creative team, which also includes Nicky Bunch (Set and Costume Designer), Elize Layton (Choreographer), George W. Parris (Musical Supervisor and Musical Director), Alex Lewer (Lighting Designer), and Anna Smart (Sound Designer).

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Plan your visit to Dick Whittington and His Cat

Theatre: King’s Head Theatre, Islington, London
Booking dates: 22 November 2026 – 3 January 2027 (family) and 26 November 2026 – 2 January 2027 (Adults only)

Dick Whittington and His Cat

King's Head Theatre, London

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Main photo: Dick Whittington and his Cat cast: From left to right - River Medway (photo credit: Dexter Clift), Joseph Vella, Patricia Wilkins, Sé Carr, Ash Weir and Victoria Scone.