The pair, whose final season of the hit horror-comedy will air on the BBC this month, say the West End production will feature familiar characters and fresh surprisesAs the ninth and final series of their BBC hit Inside No 9 begins this month, Steve Pe…
Continue ReadingSpeaking at launch for West End adaptation, Cleese complains about literal-minded viewers ‘not playing with a full deck’John Cleese said that he decided to cut the N-word from a scene in his West End Fawlty Towers revival because in contemporary Britai…
Continue ReadingSpeaking at launch for West End adaptation, Cleese complains about literal-minded viewers ‘not playing with a full deck’John Cleese said that he decided to cut the N-word from a scene in his West End Fawlty Towers revival because in contemporary Britai…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonPhil Burgers made clowning hip after winning the Edinburgh comedy award in 2012. Now older, if not wiser, his new show is a little undercooked, but his skill as a performer is undeniableClown is the hippest thing in comedy right now…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonThe star’s stage presence is impressive as she charts the journey from her religious upbringing to her first sexual encounters and becoming an adored icon“Premium ticketholders will get a post-show meet and greet opportunity.” That’…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonThe star’s stage presence is impressive as she charts the journey from her religious upbringing to her first sexual encounters and becoming an adored icon“Premium ticketholders will get a post-show meet and greet opportunity.” That’…
Continue ReadingLaunchpad for theatre and comedy talent, which had planned to open its new longterm home this year, announces its closureLondon’s Vault festival, which has kickstarted countless theatre and comedy careers in a warren of performance spaces beneath Water…
Continue ReadingLaunchpad for theatre and comedy talent, which had planned to open its new longterm home this year, announces its closureLondon’s Vault festival, which has kickstarted countless theatre and comedy careers in a warren of performance spaces beneath Water…
Continue ReadingLondon PalladiumThe comic revives Avid Merrion, Keith Lemon and others in a scatological set of unimaginative jokesIs he funny, or is his comedy the nadir of western civilisation? Not being a close follower of the storied TV career of Leigh Francis, AK…
Continue ReadingGrowing up, Rosy Carrick was fascinated by Schwarzenegger, Lundgren and other shredded 80s screen stars. Now she is exploring what they helped her realise about her sex lifeIs there a gap between our private desires and the ones we are brave enough to …
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