Comedy will get you in footie mood; TheatreReviews.Byline: Marion McMullen An Evening with Gary Lineker An Evening with Gary Lineker is a stage play, later adapted for television, by Arthur Smith and Chris England. The action takes place against the backdrop of the 1990 World Cup semi-final, between England and West Germany, which is taking place in Italy while Bill and Criterion Theatre The Criterion Theatre is a West End theatre situated on Piccadilly Circus in the City of Westminster, and is a Grade II* listed building. It has a current official capacity of 588. , Earlsdon, Coventry Earlsdon is a suburb of Coventry, England. It is the birth place of aviation pioneer Frank Whittle. History In the mid-1800s Earlsdon was a hub of activity for the rising watch-making trade. , until Saturday. Running time: 1hr 55mins. FOOTBALL fever comes to Coventry with a soccer comedy about goals, penalty shoot-outs and Gary Lineker. It's the 1990 World Cup and Bill and Monica are on holiday in Spain with mega-dull Ian tagging along. But football-mad Bill isn't interested in getting a tan or walking along the beach, he just wants to find out the latest scores. His marriage might be going through a rocky patch, but all his attention is on the semi-final between England and Germany. Joining him is Germany holiday rep Brigitta and Stoke City fanatic Dan Hudson. Life is perfect - unless it goes to penalty shoot-outs. Pete Gillam and Ross Woodward score a winner as the two avid footballer supporters Ian and Dan. They shout and swear at the telly as the match reaches fever pitch, but will their football dream come true? The Criterion have craftily managed to avoid an own goal by fitting in performances of the soccer comedy before the World Cup kicks off in Germany. A timely comedy to get every footballer supporter in the mood for the real thing. *** |
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