Fred and Madge

Archive Listings for Fred and Madge

T1963922651 (NEWWIMB07) Company Carlton Dramatic Society.
5 Jun 07 to 9 Jun 07	New Wimbledon Theatre, Outer London :: V341 listing details L1581529730
T2010270575 (TOWER01) Director John McSpadyen.
16 Jun 01 to 19 Jun 01	Tower Theatre, Inner London :: V249 listing details L01809266293
T02013990042 (OUD00) Company Oxford University Dramatic Society.
1 Mar 00 to 4 Mar 00	The Playhouse, Oxford :: V803 listing details L1106540664

Details

Play :: Fred and Madge are an ordinary 50s suburban couple. They lead dull, boring lives; they hold down empty, meaningless jobs. Their marriage is slowly breaking up. The future looks bleak. But Fred and Madge are also an extraordinary couple. Fred is employed by the State to push a boulder up a hill. Madge sieves water. They take alpenstocks on holiday to Norfolk. They hate modern architecture. They convalesce to the sound of a Palm Court orchestra on the NHS. Madge dreams of working in an Indian harem. The power of comedy rescues a cast from the routine of their stage-bound lives. Soon London is demolished by the laughter of professional insulters, and the exotic East overruns drab England...

Author

Joe Orton