The Rude Mechanicals

The Rude Mechanicals Present

by Roy Smiles

17 August - 2 September 2006 Wednesday to Saturday 7.30pm Saturday Matinee 1.30pm Cut-price Tuesdays 6.30pm	Steven Kennedy Peter Sellers	THE STREET THEATRE S T U D I O University Ave & Childers St Canberra City Bookings 6247 1223
Robert De Fries Spike Milligan	Directed by Ian Hart	Robbie Matthews Harry Secombe
TICKETS $28 & $22 (concession)	John Honey Wallace Greenslade	Tuggeranong Arts Centre presents Ying Tong for one night only Thurs 7 September 137 Reed St, Greenway Bookings 6293 1443

News:
26-Feb-2007 Robert de Fries has just won "Best Actor in a Leading Role In a Play" at the Cat Awards for his role as Spike

Reviews:
The Canberra Review by Jorian Gardner 23-Aug-2006
The Canberra Times by Alanna Maclean 22-Aug-2006
The Canberra Times by Helen Musa 17-Aug-2006

Great wits are sure to madness near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

John Dryden , Absalom and Achitophel

The subversive anarchy and surreal humour of The Goon Show burst on post-war Britain like an exploding batter pudding. The shock wave wrenched English comedy off its secure moorings and set the course for Monty Python, Beyond the Fringe, The Goodies… all the way to Little Britain. Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Spike Milligan became household names. Today, 60 years later, The Goon Show is still being broadcast on the ABC.
Roy Smiles’ brilliant new play celebrates the genius of The Goons, but also demonstrates the truth of Dryden’s couplet in the high price that Milligan, its creator, paid for his success.

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