By Jeeves!

Synopsis

A musical based on the Bertie Wooster stories. Originally a flop when it was launched in the 1970's it made a successful re-appearance in 1996. American Express Award for Best Musical - winner 1996. Disaster threatens when Bertie Wooster's banjo mysteriously disappears just before a charity recital. Time to call for the ever-dependable Jeeves! Bertie soon finds himself involved in all manner of strange goings on in this tangled tale of mistaken identity, romantic trysts and raucous escapades.

Our Review:

9 February 2011

At first impression By Jeeves! is intensely fashionable, hurling more bunting, side partings and clipped voices at our vintage desires than Downton Abbey and Upstairs Downstairs combined. Wrap this up with a high octane farcical anecdote of the legendary Bertie Wooster and it leaves you with mixed feelings of nostalgic delight and sheer exhaustion.

Enter the pub theatre the size of a quaint village hall and you’re actually inside one; greeted by reams of red, white and blue flags, hoards of props not amiss in a caretakers cupboard and discarded pieces of set from previous Little Witton productions, where our piece is set. In the small space it’s all encompassing and even more so when the cast appear dishing out cucumber sandwiches and Victoria sponge cake with aplomb. It is however rather distracting, leaving one wishing they would just stop faffing and start the show.

It's no disappointment when they do. Overcoming i...

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Susan Hughes - 27 February 2011:

Really, really loved it. Each one of the actors was fantastic, songs were good and we laughed our heads off. Highly recommended....

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