Whether you grew up with the small screen original or not, critics, celebrities and audiences agree: you’ll have a laugh with Joe Pasquale’s Frank Spencer and this feelgood stage version of Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em. We’ve rounded up review highlights, plus celebrity quotes and audience reactions.
‘Frank has the energy & loyalty of a Labrador puppy’: Guy Unsworth on writing & directing a new stage episode of Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em
Too young to have seen Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em during its heyday of the 1970s, Guy Unsworth is nevertheless a huge fan of Raymond Allen’s classic TV sitcom and has given it a new lease of hilarious life.
VIDEO & PHOTOS: How well does Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em onstage capture the 1970s fun?
We’re counting down to the return of the hugely popular stage version of classic 1970s British sitcom Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em, starring Joe Pasquale as Frank Spencer. Want a hit of jolly nostalgia? Check out our show photo galleries.
‘Sarah Earnshaw calls me The Unstoppable Moron’: Joe Pasquale on playing Frank Spencer in Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em
Joe Pasquale returns next week to the role of Frank Spencer in the hugely popular stage version of classic British sitcom Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em as it embarks on a new UK-wide tour. He told us about crazy stunts, not imitating Michael Crawford, nicknames and more.
NEWS: Joe Pasquale returns in new 2020 tour of classic sitcom adaptation Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em
The highly acclaimed adaptation of classic British sitcom Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em, starring Joe Pasquale, returns to the stage this month for a new UK-wide tour. Time to get booking!
‘It’s a laugh-a-minute comedy bonanza’: SOME MOTHERS DO ’AVE ’EM – Touring ★★★★
Does Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em work as a stage show? A resounding yes, the story lends itself to the stage and has been cleverly and intricately written. Joe Pasquale is not trying to impersonate Michael Crawford so it is engaging to watch a fresh take on a much-loved character.
‘Has the audience crying with laughter’: SOME MOTHERS DO ’AVE ’EM – Touring
Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em is absolute pandemonium and a riot from beginning to end. Don’t miss one of the funniest stage shows in years.
NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL – Touring
Nativity remains a beautifully heart-warming story and if anything, has even more of a feelgood factor about it through all the liveness of this production.
NEWS: Full cast & further dates announced for UK Tour of Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em
Due to popular demand, further dates have been added to the UK tour of the first ever stage production of the classic 1970s TV comedy Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em. The newly announced 2018 dates are Richmond Theatre (5 – 10 March), Royal & Derngate, Northampton (30 April – 5 May), The Hawth, Crawley (21 – 26 May), Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells …
NEWS: Joe Pasquale stars as Frank Spencer in stage version of Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em
Joe Pasquale will star as the loveable but accident-prone Frank Spencer in the first-ever stage production of the classic 1970s TV comedy, Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em.
NEWS: Daniel Boys, Sarah Earnshaw & Simon Lipkin lead Nativity! musical tour
Casting has been announced for the world premiere of Debbie Isitt’s screen-to-stage musical adaptation of her TV hit NATIVITY!
Diary of a Theatre Addict: Returning twice over to two Shows in the same week, plus other reprises
I did a week full of repeats of shows I’ve seen before – two of which I repeated again in the self-same week. (And one of them I even saw twice in less than 24 hours!)
YOU WON’T SUCCEED ON BROADWAY IF YOU DONT HAVE ANY JEWS – St James Theatre
‘You won’t succeed on Broadway if you don’t have any Jews.’ This quote from the Monty Python musical Spamalot has inspired a new show, dedicated to celebrating the contribution of Jewish people to musical theatre over the last century. From Stephen Sondheim to Irving Berlin, Jule Styne to Burt Bacharach, I certainly had no idea so many great names in the industry came from a Jewish background. (Although if I’m honest, I can’t say I’d ever actually thought about it.)
NEWS: St James discovers You Won’t Succeed on Broadway if You Don’t Have Any Jews
It has been said that ‘You won’t succeed on Broadway if you don’t have any Jews’. Broadway wouldn’t be what it
is today without the Jewish composers and writers whose melodies we so greatly adore. You Won’t Succeed on Broadway if You Don’t Have Any Jews – which runs at London’s St James Theatre (where Bad Jews made its London premiere earlier this year before transferring to the West End’s Arts Theatre) from 25 August to 5 September 2015 – is not in any way political.
SPAMALOT – Touring
Generally speaking, if you go to see a musical and the whole cast corpse midway through Act 1, it can be seen as a bad sing… thankfully, when the cast of Spamalot at the Mayflower did just that last night, we were all in on the joke (I won’t spoil it in case he uses it again, but suffice it to say, it involves Joe Pasquale mentioning Janet Street Porter and McDonald’s Fillet of Fish in quick succession).