May 2008 - Allo Allo
Highbury Little Theatre.
Producer - Mary Dodd
The stage version of the much loved TV Series (just the same but much ruder!) was the first non musical play by From the Top for a while. It was immensly fun, mad cap and a real riot. A real crowd pleaser with gags a plenty it was hugely enjoyable to bring an old classic back to life
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| Pree Photo | Gruber | Mimi and Herr Flick |
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| Crabtree and Bertorelli | Set on Completion | From the lighting rigs |
Listen very carefullyMay 2008 , Birmingham Mail - John Slim "STAGE versions of TV series with which audiences have had years of familiarity are among the biggest challenges for theatre groups. Everyone turns up with an image of the original character in mind and just wonders whether the people on stage will come anywhere close to it. This latest effort is a splendidly brave one, and in two instances especially it succeeds beyond all expectation. From the beginning, Paul Wescott is bang on as René. His accent, his gestures and his bearing are excellently accomplished and he ensures that the amusing script by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft springs irresistibly to life. Dave Crump, as Herr Flick the Gestapo man, has the po-faced gravity and the awkward walk. And there's splendid support, too, from Mike Fleming (Lieut Gruber), Nick Whitehouse, as the apoplectic General Von Schmelling, and Peter Dent, who has a high old time in the second half as Capt Alberto Bertorelli. Mary Dodd's enterprising production continues until Saturday."
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You Tube Videos of Allo Allo by From the Top
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