Book in for hotel comedy; TheatrePreview.Byline: Marion McMullen MAKE a reservation for a Coventry comedy special featuring the oddest assortment of hotel guests in Britain. There's an escaped convict, two villains and a judge for starters and the wacky establishment is run by a retired major and his frustrated wife. Off The Hook is the latest comedy offering from Coventry Stagecraft stage·craft n. Skill in the techniques and devices of the theater. stagecraft the art or skill of producing or staging plays. See also: Drama Noun 1. and features a city-wide cast. Director Steve Duncan says: "It is a comedy written in the true British farce tradition by the late Derek Benfield Derek Benfield (born March 11, 1926) is a British playwright and actor. He was born in Bradford, Yorkshire. He is the author of Running Riot and the actor who played Patricia Routledge's character's husband in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996 - 1998). , the well known author and actor. "There are various other comedy characters that breeze in and out of this fast-paced comedy and there are definite hints of Fawlty Towers about the whole thing." Off The Hook runs at the Foleshill Road United Reformed Church
You can call the box office 024 7668 6418. CAPTION(S): BRITISH FARCE... Members of Coventry's Stagecraft getting ready for Off The Hook. |
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