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Photos: Meet the Stars of THE LAST LAUGH UK Tour
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 13, 2025

The Last Laugh, a play which reimagines the lives of three of Britain’s greatest comedy heroes—Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe, and Bob Monkhouse—will delight Brighton audiences this week. Meet the stars of the show in new photos.
Paul Hendy's THE LAST LAUGH Comes To Theatre Royal Brighton Next Week
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 4, 2025

Theatre Royal Brighton will welcome the UK tour of THE LAST LAUGH next week from Tue 11 Feb – Sat 15 Feb 2025. This brand-new play re-imagines the lives of three of Britain's all-time greatest comedy heroes – Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse.
THE LAST LAUGH Comes to Brighton Ahead of West End Run
by Stephi Wild - Nov 8, 2024

Following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival,  THE LAST LAUGH will play Theatre Royal Brighton in February, immediately prior to a West End run at the Noël Coward Theatre.
THE LAST LAUGH Will Open in the West End Run and Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Oct 31, 2024

Following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival,  a West End run has been announced for THE LAST LAUGH. Written and directed by Paul Hendy, this new play will run at the Noël Coward Theatre in London’s West End from 25 February to 22 March 2025.
Interview: 'We Talked About a Ten Week Run': Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer And Henry Shields on Celebrating 10 Years of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
by Kat Mokrynski - Sep 10, 2024

The Olivier Award-winning comedy, The Play That Goes Wrong, is celebrating its 10th anniversary on the West End at the Duchess Theatre. Recently, we had the chance to speak with the writers of the show, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields on what it is like to be celebrating this anniversary!
THE LAST LAUGH Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - Jun 11, 2024

Three of Britain’s all-time greatest comedy heroes – Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse – meet in a dressing room.  Old friends, comedy colleagues and masters of their craft … together they pass the time, discussing the secret of life, death, and what it means to be funny… really funny! 
Review: AS YOU LIKE IT, RSC Stratford Upon Avon
by Gary Naylor - Jul 14, 2023

Old actors play young characters and find new nuances in familiar speeches
THE MARILYN MONROE BURLESQUE SHOW Comes to Camden Fringe in August
by Stephi Wild - Jul 11, 2023

When Covid shut the pubs, Sarah Holt gained consent from her local police station to take her pub variety act on the road to self-isolating households around the neighbourhood.  300 shows later, she had played street corner hen parties to care home gardens, even gaining an admonition from someone’s neighbour (Sir Michael Fish) for making too much din at a hundredth birthday party.  
Ore Oduba and Wendi Peters Will Lead Royal & Derngate's Panto SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2023

TV presenter, actor and Strictly winner Ore Oduba and actress and soap star Wendi Peters will head up the cast for this year’s spectacular Christmas pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate, with the hilarious Bob Golding returning as Dame.
Tom Fletcher's THERE'S A MONSTER IN YOUR SHOW Will Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2023

Tom Fletcher’s interactive adventures for big imaginations are leaping from page to stage, as the beloved ‘Who’s in Your Book?' series, makes its debut as a brand-new musical show.  
London Classic Theatre Extends UK and Ireland Tour of ABIGAIL'S PARTY
by Stephi Wild - May 25, 2023

London Classic Theatre has announced fourteen further venues for its smash-hit UK and Ireland tour. Abigail's Party extends its run for three months until 7 October.
Fascinating Aïda to Perform at the London Palladium in February 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 9, 2023

Celebrate forty fierce and fabulous years of Fascinating Aïda as they raise the roof of The London Palladium!
THE VERY BEST OF TOMMY COOPER to Tour the UK This Spring and Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 14, 2023

Back by public demand and brought to you by Daniel Taylor Productions Ltd, The Very Best of Tommy Cooper will be filling theatres throughout the country with fun, magic and laughter - all the way from Buxton to Basingstoke - and will even be entertaining crowds at the Glastonbury Festival this summer!
THE VERY BEST OF TOMMY COOPER Will Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Apr 14, 2023

Back by public demand and brought to you by Daniel Taylor Productions Ltd, The Very Best of Tommy Cooper will be filling theatres throughout the country with fun, magic and laughter - all the way from Buxton to Basingstoke - and will even be entertaining crowds at the Glastonbury Festival this summer!
Review: ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST, Lyric Hammersmith
by Franco Milazzo - Mar 18, 2023

With references ripped from the headlines, this rocket-paced update of Dario Fo and Franca Rame’s Accidental Death Of An Anarchist is at once both deeply political and utterly hilarious.
Review: THE PLAY WITH SPEECHES, Jack Studio Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Oct 16, 2022

Tremendous fun from a comedy that is set in the world of theatre but will find echoes in most workplaces
Review: LARKIN WITH WOMEN, Old Red Lion Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Sep 3, 2022

There's more to Larkin's life than we see here, but, nevertheless, it's a lovely play that does full justice to the three women with whom he spent much of his life
Keala Settle Comes to Northampton's Royal & Derngate in JACK AND THE BEANSTALK This Christmas
by Stephi Wild - Jun 17, 2022

Northampton's Royal & Derngate has announced that Tony Award-nominated star Keala Settle, from The Greatest Showman, will be heading up the cast in this year's spectacular Christmas pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk.
BWW Review: THE CHAIRS, Almeida Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Feb 11, 2022

Kathryn Hunter shines in this updated version of a classic exemplar of the Theatre of the Absurd
Evolution Productions Announces Line Up Of 11 Pantos
by Stephi Wild - Oct 14, 2021

2020 was the year that wasn't for pantomimes.  Hundreds of live shows up and down the land were cancelled because of the COVID pandemic, and many were only performed to online audiences.  This Christmas, panto is back with a vengeance!

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Eric Morecambe has written 1 shows including The Play What I Wrote (Source Material).

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