Dinnerladies
From: Monday, 21st June 2010
To: Saturday, 26 June 2010
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Synopsis
Comedy legend Victoria Wood brings her immensely popular BBC TV sitcom Dinnerladies to the stage for a world premiere tour. Blend in some of the funniest writing on television, whip in a play based on a storyline of the second series following the reluctant love story of Bren and Tony, egged on by Dolly, Jean, Twinkle and Anita. Then mix in caretaker Stan’s words of wisdom and coat with regular appearances by Philippa from Human Resources and Petula, Bren’s dreadful mother - and you have a recipe for madness, mirth and twelve rounds of toast!
Our Review:
22 June 2010
Classic TV shows on stage seem to be all the rage at the moment, the most recent one here being Columbo at The Lowry. Dinnerladies, based on the popular Victoria Wood sitcom returns to Manchester for more kitchen gossip from the eccentric team of characters.
The story is pretty much lifted from the TV show and centres on Tony (Andrew Dunn) and Bren (Laura Sheppard) finding love with each other amongst the sandwiches and coffee pots.
The problem with this concept for fans of the TV show like myself, is that there is nothing here. The characters and situations are all known to most of the audience. And the TV series formula also poses another big problem, and that’s the running time. In the sitcom, it’s a breezy 30 mins, however stretched out to almost 2 hours, you sometimes find your attention wandering. Luckily the jokes come thick and fast every few seconds but,...
Creative
Victoria Wood (Author)
Jan Hunt (Producer)
David Graham (Producer)
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