By Jeeves
by Alan Ayckbourn & Andrew Lloyd Webber

You must go and see this musical play - it is the whackiest, funniest, 1930's dizzy production that I have seen for some time - and what they don't tell you is that there is a very good six piece band tucked away on one side of the stage All the actors are brilliant, expecially Robin Armstrong playing Bertie Wooster - sit near the stage and watch his fantastic facial and acrobatical movements. It is a joy to behold. We go a lot to the theatre and have given up on a lot of plays coming out of London as now so expensive to go to and might have one famous name (perhaps from a Soap) who can't act on stage and very often have walked out during the interval This is the most unexpected and underated production we have seen and thoroughly enjoyed it

Maureen Perry, Droitwich

An unexpectedly brilliant evening. The show is very funny, as befits its Aykbourn authorship, and it is very cleverly directed. The cast is first-class throughout, and Lloyd-Webber's music is witty, apt and well performed by a good-natured live combo. Compliments are due too to the stage staff, especially the sound engineer, who a achieved a subtle balance and maintained a dynamic level that was discreet and clear - a refreshing change when amplified sound is so often painfully (and unintelligibly) loud. What a shame the audience was so small. This show deserves to sell out. Catch it while you still can!

John Rushby-Smith, Ledbury

We arrived at Little Witley church hall to be welcomed by the Vicar, Harold ‘Stinker’ Pinker. Various enthusiastic members of his congregation mingled with us bubbling with enthusiasm about the evening’s entertainment in aid of the much need funds for the Church Spire restoration fund. A banjo recital was to be given by the celebrated Bertie Wooster who would be accompanied by a six piece band; they could already be heard tuning up their instruments in preparation for their presentation. The Vicar’s obviously unrehearsed, faltering introduction and welcome was an auspicious start to what turned out to be an incredible performance of drama, music, comedy, and dare I say – pantomime! The untimely disappearance of the vital banjo (which one suspects was not completely accidental – and that Jeeves was not entirely innocent in the matter…?) left Bertie Wooster, unscripted, to entertain the audience. Naturally, Jeeves came to the rescue – prompting and guiding his young master through a complicated, hysterical re-enactment of recent events which had us laughing and applauding throughout. The dual narration, by Bertie and Jeeves twisted and turned taking us through typical P G Wodehouse exaggeratedly clipped speech and drama. The combination of Alan Aybourn’s vibrant lyrics delivered to rousing Andrew Lloyd Webber music, coupled with amazing choreography clinched this as a musical to be remembered. Each member of the cast fitted his or her role like a glove and portrayed their character with the slickness and style of a truly professional team. We were sucked into this typical English village scenario being narrated and enacted with ingenious imaginative props, when suddenly, a huge illuminated rainbow appeared and we found ourselves watching a performance of the Wizard of Oz; our cast having gone through a metamorphosis with unbelievable physical and personality plausibility. It was a beautifully presented show – funny, warm, saucy and unquestionably English. We loved it.

Dorothy Race, Hanley Swan