Dick Whittington

At 20, John made his first appearance as an actor in the pantomime, 'Dick Whittington'. The show played across Australia beginning in Sydney on boxing day in 1969 and moved to Brisbane, Melbourne and finished in Adelaide on January 24th 1970.

John played the lead role of Dick Whittington, a boy who ran off to London with his cat because he heard the streets were paved with gold and eventually became Lord Mayor.

The holiday pantomime had all the traditional ingredients - songs, dances, wicked barons, slapstick comedy and a happy-ever-after ending. John performed One, Raindrops and Sadie in the show.