Theatre closures due to coronavirus outbreak
From Saturday 15 August 2020, indoor performances at London theatres are allowed (with social distancing).
Outdoor performances (where possible) can also go ahead.
However, most theatres remain closed as they either do not have outside spaces or regard the need for social distancing as uneconomic.
The show below will not currently be playing and is scheduled to close by 15 August 2020 (when theatres can reopen for indoor performances).
Original performance dates are given below and reflect any changes we know about.
Closed 5 Oct 2019
Tower Theatre
Image courtesy Tower Theatre
Synopsis
There's more to this award-winning play than a few cheap laughs and the occasional naughty giggle.
It's really a brief analysis of the British sense of humour as it was twenty-five years ago when Benny Hill, Frankie Howerd and Morecambe and Wise were on the telly.
But it's also about the hurt suffered by a wife desperate for a child and a husband too busy still laughing at dead comedians.
As the play begins Benny Hill has died and the Dead Funny Society is meeting to celebrate his life.
But as the laughs get fewer and the voices get louder the suspicions get deeper and the relationships are stretched.
Background, advisory warnings
Age suitability: Not available
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Theatre
Stoke Newington
London N16 7HR
Dates
Performance days & times
Tuesday ‑ 7‑30pm
Wednesday ‑ 7‑30pm
Thursday ‑ 7‑30pm
Friday ‑ 7‑30pm
Saturday ‑ 7‑30pm
Tickets
£11 online, £13 on the door
Members: £10 online, £12 on the door
Cast
Eleanor : Helen McGill
Richard : Ryan Williams
Lisa : Lucy Moss
Nick : James van Langenberg
Brian : Daniel Watson
Creatives
Author: Terry Johnson
Director: Allan Stronach
Set designer: Phillip Ley
Costume designer: Diane Carr
Lighting: Robert Irvine
Sound: Stephen Ley