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Spike
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 3f, 7m
SPIKE is an absurdly funny new play by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman that delves into the inner workings of one of the UK's most unique and brilliantly irreverent comedy minds.
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Cast Size
3f, 7m
Details
Summary
It’s 1950s austerity Britain, and out of the gloom comes Goon mania as men, women and children across the country scramble to get their ear to a wireless for another instalment of The Goon Show. While Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers get down to the serious business of becoming overnight celebrities, fellow Goon and chief writer Spike finds himself pushing the boundaries of comedy and testing the patience of the BBC.
Flanked by his fellow Goons and bolstered by the efforts of irrepressible sound assistant Janet, Spike takes a flourishing nosedive off the cliffs of respectability and mashes up his haunted past to create the comedy of the future. His war with Hitler may be over, but his war with Auntie Beeb – and ultimately himself – has just begun.
Will Spike’s dogged obsession with finding the funny elevate The Goons to soaring new heights, or will the whole thing come crashing down with the stroke of a potato peeler?
History
Media
“A fast-paced, capering production.” – The Guardian
“If you like The Goons you will love it.” — The Sunday Times
“A sparkling script.” — Ox In A Box
“Moving and hilarious.” — Oxford Mail
ON BREAKING CHARACTER
Spike in the Eyeby Nick Newman
October 14, 2022
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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