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LATEST NEWS! The amateur rights to Up Pompeii are now available for production.
Contact Tessa Le Bars Management at tessa.lebars@ntlworld.com for more information. M6, F5. One set of a courtyard.
Buy the Up Pompeii script on Amazon Kindle here.
Up Pompeii
Back in the day when I wrote for Frankie Howerd he asked me to write a brand new stage play based on his most successful TV show Up Pompeii. Frank’s plan was to do a UK tour and then perform it in the West End. We were just about to roll into action when Larry Gelbert asked him if he would reprise his role as Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at the Piccadilly Theatre.
As there is only so much Roman farce a man can do, Up Pompeii was temporarily put on the back burner but you can read the full story here.
As there is only so much Roman farce a man can do, Up Pompeii was temporarily put on the back burner but you can read the full story here.
Up Pompeii 2011 UK Tour.
Chesterfield 25-29 January.
Buxton 2-5 February.
Southend-on-Sea 7-12 February.
Blackpool 14-17 February.
Yeovil 21-22 February.
Middlesbrough 24-26 February.
Lowestoft 17-19 March.
Peterborough 22-26 March.
Weston-super-Mare 6-9 April.
Chesterfield 25-
Up Pompeii 2011 UK Tour.
Lurcio.....................................Damian Williams
Corneous................................Ben Roddy
Ammonia................................Jacqueline Roberts
Ludicrus Sextus.....................Richard Colson
Erotica....................................Cloudia Knight
Senna the Soothsayer............Sophie Leigh
Voluptua.................................Mieke Dockley
Nausius..................................Alex Newbold
Captain Treacherus...............Andrew Ryan
Kretinus..................................Neil Bull
Suspenda.................................Lucinda Kennard
Directed by Bruce James for Bruce James Productions. More details here.
Lurcio.....................................Damian Williams
Corneous................................Ben Roddy
Ammonia................................Jacqueline Roberts
Ludicrus Sextus.....................Richard Colson
Erotica....................................Cloudia Knight
Senna the Soothsayer............Sophie Leigh
Voluptua.................................Mieke Dockley
Nausius..................................Alex Newbold
Captain Treacherus...............Andrew Ryan
Kretinus..................................Neil Bull
Suspenda.................................Lucinda Kennard
Directed by Bruce James for Bruce James Productions. More details here.
The Amateur Premiere of Up Pompeii was staged in Rye, East Sussex on 13 October 2011.
Lurcio.....................................Andy Godfrey
Corneous................................Sam White
Ammonia................................Clare Murray
Ludicrus Sextus.....................Ian Saxton
Erotica....................................Stephanie Wilson
Senna the Soothsayer............Lavinia Smith
Voluptua.................................Rachel Kimber
Nausius...................................Ben Burford
Captain Treacherus...............David Shortman
Kretinus..................................Alan Sinden
Suspenda.................................Liz Plampton
Directed by Amy Shortman.
Photos here. NODA review here.
Lurcio.....................................Andy Godfrey
Corneous................................Sam White
Ammonia................................Clare Murray
Ludicrus Sextus.....................Ian Saxton
Erotica....................................Stephanie Wilson
Senna the Soothsayer............Lavinia Smith
Voluptua.................................Rachel Kimber
Nausius...................................Ben Burford
Captain Treacherus...............David Shortman
Kretinus..................................Alan Sinden
Suspenda.................................Liz Plampton
Directed by Amy Shortman.
Photos here. NODA review here.
Amateur Premiere 2011
Laughing Monkey at The Norwich Puppet Theatre March 9 - 10th 2012.
Lurcio.....................................Tony Stone
Corneous................................Alex Hackett
Ammonia................................Diane Goldsmith
Ludicrus Sextus.....................Ray Tempesta
Erotica....................................Grace Porter
Senna the Soothsayer............Lynsey Walton
Voluptua.................................Alison Mains
Nausius...................................Ryan Manthorpe
Captain Treacherus...............James Groves
Kretinus..................................Chris Neal
Suspenda................................Betty Elgood
Directed by Carol Rowell.
More info here.
Lurcio.....................................Tony Stone
Corneous................................Alex Hackett
Ammonia................................Diane Goldsmith
Ludicrus Sextus.....................Ray Tempesta
Erotica....................................Grace Porter
Senna the Soothsayer............Lynsey Walton
Voluptua.................................Alison Mains
Nausius...................................Ryan Manthorpe
Captain Treacherus...............James Groves
Kretinus..................................Chris Neal
Suspenda................................Betty Elgood
Directed by Carol Rowell.
More info here.
Laughing Monkey, Norwich 2012