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‘A clever & joyously silly celebration’: DOING SHAKESPEARE – Bridewell Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Liz Dyer13th November 2021Leave a Comment

Northern Comedy Theatre return to the stage with Doing Shakespeare, a clever and joyously silly play celebrating Shakespeare in all his occasionally incomprehensible glory.

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VIDEO: Can you spot real vs fake iambic pentameter? Doing Shakepeare post-show Q&A

In Featured Shows, Features, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Opinion, Photos, Plays, Sticky, Video by Terri Paddock10th November 2021Leave a Comment

As much as it was possible for anyone the arts, Northern Comedy Theatre had a very good pandemic. When all performing arts venues closed, rather than wrap up their work, they ramped up.

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‘It’s a joyful piece of theatre to take us out of the misery of lockdown’: DOING SHAKESPEARE – Bridewell Theatre

In Comedy, London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by John Chapman6th November 2021Leave a Comment

The live version of Northern Comedy Theatre’s lockdown Zoom hit sees Shakespeare diced, sliced and put through the mincer at the Bridewell Theatre.

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Doing the interview with Doing Shakespeare’s comedy duo creatives

In Comedy, Features, Interviews, London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles by John Chapman3rd November 2021Leave a Comment

After becoming a fan of their online comedies during lockdown, I chat with Northern Comedy Theatre artistic director Shaun Chambers and writer David Spicer as they transfer their Zoom hit Doing Shakespeare to the stage at the Bridewell Theatre.

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NEWS: Lockdown hit Doing Shakespeare gets live London premiere at Bridewell

In Featured Shows, London theatre, Native, News, Photos, Plays, Press Releases by Featured Content25th October 2021

Following a series of multi-award-winning online plays throughout the pandemic, the Northern Comedy Theatre Company has adapted its much-loved Doing Shakespeare for the stage and is bringing it to London next week, starring Coronation Street’s Steven Arnold.

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All the world becomes a stage once again: Terri Paddock has plans to quiz the Doing Shakespeare team

In Comedy, Interviews, London theatre, Other Recent Articles, Plays by Terri Paddock2nd August 2021Leave a Comment

Lockdown Zoom hit Doing Shakespeare, one of the Northern Comedy Theatre’s multi-award-winning Doing series, comes to hilarious life onstage, with a London run at the Bridewell Theatre in November.

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‘Amusing look at love in lockdown’: VALENTINE’S SKETCH SHOW – Northern Comedy Theatre (Online review)

In Comedy, Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Louise Penn14th February 2021Leave a Comment

The material in Valentine’s Sketch Show feels a little rough at times, but when things click and the company runs with it, you do have a giggle.

However, Northern Comedy Theatre (based in Merseyside) have followed an amazing run of digita…

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‘Atmospheric & absorbing short drama’: THAT DINNER OF ’67 – BBC Radio 4

In Audio, Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Maryam Philpott5th January 2021Leave a Comment

With director Stanley Kramer’s making of the groundbreaking film Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner as its subject matter, Tracy-Ann Oberman and David Spicer’s new radio drama has a compelling contemporary relevance.

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‘Plenty of humour as they poke fun at some British pastimes’: DOING THE PUB QUIZ – Northern Comedy Theatre (Online review)

In Comedy, Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by John Chapman12th December 2020Leave a Comment

Northern Comedy Theatre’s Doing The Pub Quiz examines what was practically a national obsession during the first lockdown – the phenomenon of the Zoom based quiz.

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‘There are some very funny moments’: DOING THE BOOK CLUB – Northern Comedy Theatre (Online review)

In Comedy, Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by John Chapman6th October 2020Leave a Comment

Northern Comedy Theatre has once again brightened up the online drama landscape with Doing The Book Club, the latest in David Spicer’s Doing… series.

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RAISING MARTHA – Park Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Jonathan Baz31st January 2017Leave a Comment

There’s a madcap edge to David Spicer’s new comedy that spoofs so much of modern England.
Stephen Boxer is Gerry Duffy, a middle aged frog farmer who’s been supplying amphibians for dissection in schools for years, but who recently has become the target of animal-liberation activists.

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RAISING MARTHA – Park Theatre

In Comedy, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Shanine Salmon19th January 2017Leave a Comment

Raising Martha is a production that has been hit by various casting changes, firstly Morgana Robinson was replaced by Game of Throne’s Gwyneth Keyworth and in a less high profile change Jasper Britton was replaced by Stephen Boxer. The production hasn’t suffered for it.

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RAISING MARTHA – Park Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Libby Purves18th January 2017Leave a Comment

Here’s a tonic for this flat, glum season! Divinely tasteless, bracingly cynical, hootingly funny and directed with pacy intelligence. David Spicer has written what should be a breakthrough play, in a gorgeously black-hearted Ortonesque spirit. Michael Fentiman’s cast could not be better.

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