Dead Funny by Terry Johnson

Vaudeville Theatre, West End, 2016 / 2017

‘ROAR WITH LAUGHTER AND FEEL A LUMP IN THE THROAT’

‘FUNNY AND PAINFUL – SOMETIMES BOTH AT ONCE’

‘SHREWD AND FUNNY, A MODERN CLASSIC’

‘PERFECTLY CRAFTED’

‘COMPELLING MIX OF LAUGHS AND EMOTIONAL LACERATION’

★★★★

THE GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT, THE TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, FINANCIAL TIMES, EVENING STANDARD, TIME OUT, THE STAGE

Eleanor wants a child. Richard would oblige if he could, but he’s too busy running the Dead Funny Society. When British comedy heroes Frankie Howerd and Benny Hill turn up their toes in the same week the society gather for a celebration of hilarity and laughter. But Eleanor’s grin masks a grimace. When your marriage is deader than either Morecambe or Wise, it’s hard to see the funny side of things.

Cast:
Emily Berrington, Rufus Jones, Ralf Little, Katherine Parkinson, Steve Pemberton

Understudies:
Victoria Blunt, Mark Hayden, Dafydd Gwyn Howells

Creative:
Director: Terry Johnson
Associate Director: Audrey Sheffield
Design: Richard Kent
Lighting Design: Paul Pyant
Sound Design: John Leonard
Video Design: Ian William Galloway