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An Yvonne Arnaud Theatre production Ladies of Letters by Lou Wakefield and Carole Hayman Adapted by Jonathan Harvey (Coronation Street, Gimme Gimme Gimme) Starring Tessa Peake-Jones (Only Fools and Horses, Grantchester) and Gwyneth Strong (Only Fools and Horses, EastEnders), and directed by Joanna Read. Irene and Vera meet under a table at a wedding, after consuming too much sherry. Over the ensuing years, they form a hilarious, barbed long-distance friendship. Tessa Peake-Jones plays Irene, a retired medical receptionist with a…
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Recently voted “Greatest Radio Comedy of All Time” by an expert panel for the Radio Times, BBC Radio’s multi award-winning antidote to panel games, I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, pays a visit to Malvern’s Forum Theatre in what is its fiftieth anniversary series. Join Jack Dee, Graeme Garden, Rachel Parris, Marcus Brigstocke, Rory Bremner and pianist Colin Sell for an unmissable evening of inspired nonsense. “Whether the teams are singing the words of one song to the tune…
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Was it Miss Scarlett, with the revolver in the dining room, or Professor Plum, with the lead pipe in the library…? Starring Michelle Collins at Miss Scarlett, CLUEDO is an exciting, comedy thriller based on the hit 1985 film CLUE and the classic board game loved by generations. Directed by Mark Bell, director of the award winning The Play That Goes Wrong and A Comedy About A Bank Robbery just like the game, this brand new play promises a…
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Karl Sydow, Trademark Films and Anthology Theatre present the Watermill Theatre Production of SPIKE By Ian Hislop and Nick Newman “I’m not acting crazy. I’m the genuine article.” It’s the booming fifties, and Britain is in the clutches of Goon mania as men, women and children across the country scramble to get their ear to a wireless for another instalment of The Goon Show. While Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers get down to the serious business of becoming overnight…
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Four Comedy Legends - One Hilarious Night Buckle up for a comedy rollercoaster ride that will leave you breathless from laughter! Jarred Christmas has had audiences around the world howling over his hysterical and relatable past experiences, all are punctuated by his quick wit and impeccable comic timing. A sensational live performer, Yorkshire man, marathon runner and former (double award-winning) Time Out Comedian of the Year, Paul Tonkinson has long upheld his esteemed reputation as one of the finest…
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National Theatre Live (Pre-Recorded) Jack Absolute Flies Again by Richard Bean and Oliver Chris based on Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The Rivals A rollicking new comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night). After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of his old flame, Lydia Languish. Back on British soil, Jack’s advances soon turn to anarchy when the young heiress demands to be loved on her own,…
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Suggs: What A King Cnut - A Life In The Realm Of Madness Due to huge popular demand, after his first tour-de-force, smash hit, sell out tours with ‘My Life Story’, Suggs is treading the boards again. If the first show was about how on Earth he got there, Suggs: What a King Cnut is about the surprises that awaited him when he did. Vertigo on the roof of Buckingham Palace, nearly blowing the closing ceremony of the Olympics,…
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The men who broke the bank and lost the cargo are back! The world premiere adaptation of The Lavender Hill Mob, the classic Ealing Comedy, is heading to Malvern! Come and see one of the “greatest British films of all time” (BFI) brought to life on stage by Olivier-nominated playwright Phil Porter, directed by Tony and Olivier-nominated Jeremy Sams and starring acclaimed comic actors Miles Jupp (A Very British Scandal, Mock The Week, and Why Didn’t They Ask Evans)…
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Original Theatre in association with New Wolsey Theatre present The Time Machine Written by Steven Canny & John Nicholson Adapted from the novel by HG Wells Directed by Orla O’Loughlin Starring Michael Dylan (Wilf), Dave Hearn (founding member of the Olivier Award-winning Mischief Theatre, The Goes Wrong Show) and Amy Revelle (Offside). A hilarious retelling of the epic and world-famous novel by HG Wells. Fast-paced, wise-cracking, this is an adaptation like no other. When the world of science fiction and science fact collide extraordinary and mindboggling things can happen.…
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Theatre Royal Bath Productions presents CAROLINE QUENTIN SIMON SHEPHERD, MATTHEW COTTLE, STEPHEN RAHMAN-HUGHES ROSE QUENTIN, PETER LOSASSO MRS WARREN’S PROFESSION by George Bernard Shaw Directed by Anthony Banks What is Mrs Warren’s profession? Mrs Warren’s daughter Vivie has never really known much about her mother. Vivie has a Cambridge education, a generous monthly allowance and now she has ambitions to go into the Law. But could it all have been financed from the profits of the world’s oldest profession?…
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