A hit comedy about a textile scientist? It might sound unlikely, but Ealing Studios’ 1951 sci-fi satire, starring Alec Guinness, was one of the most popular films of the year in Britain. Now, Sean Foley hopes to repeat its success with his new West End stage version, which tweaks the formula to go big, broad and occasionally Brexit-referencing – with varying results.
-
Recent Posts
- Jazz roots
- ‘They’re making up the rules as they go along’: the theatre producer trapped between tiers
- Meet the doorstep carol singers determined to get the nation wassailing
- ‘Online gigs aren’t the same’: one comedian’s journey from stage to supermarket tills
- ‘To call arts freelancers “lazy” is dangerous’: the comedian packing Amazon boxes
Tags
Archives
Follow me on Twitter
- telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-… 12 hours ago
- ‘Galleries are safe, but visitors need to feel that’: can the Royal Academy survive without funding? telegraph.co.uk/art/artists/ga… 12 hours ago
- @Beverleyknight @PalladiumPanto @theipaper @QdosPantomimes @QdosNick @MHARRISON_ENT @LondonPalladium You’re so welc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 18 hours ago
Links
