Poppy

Poppy is a celebration of Victorian values and exposes the hypocrisy, racism, drug dealing, money worship and sexual repression of the time through its favourite entertainment form, pantomime. Dick Whittington, his man Jack, Sally the Principal Girl, the Dame, two pantomime horses, a flying ballet, a transformation scene and even the traditional song-sheet are all brought on to tell the serious and finally devasting story of the single most profitable crop of the British East India Company.

• Peter NicholsWriter
• David G. HillierDirector
• Monty NormanWriter

• Ken WynneEmperor of China
• Nichola McAuliffeQueen Victoria
• David FirthJack Idle
• Christopher HurstRandy
• Andrew Thomas JamesRandy
• Janet ShawSally Forth
• Andrea ChanceCherry
• Samantha HughesCherry
• Geoffrey HutchingsLady 'Dodo'
• Antonia EllisDick Whittington
• Leo AndrewClerk
• Jimmy CassidyClerk