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"I'm not acting crazy. I'm the genuine article."It's the booming fifties, and Britain is in the clutches of 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. 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?

Cast/Performers

John Dagleish (Spike Milligan), Margaret Cabourn-Smith (Janet), Stephen Fry (voice of BBC Announcer), George Kemp (Peter Sellers), Jeremy Lloyd (Harry Secombe), James Mack (Denis |Main-Wilson / Peter Eton), Ellie Morris (June), Robert Mountford (BBC Executive)

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Ian Hislop, Nick Newman
Producer: The Watermill
Director(s): Paul Hart, Anjali Mehra (movement), Robert Kirby (associate director)
Design: Katie Lias
Lighting: Rory Beaton
Music: Tayo Akinbode
Sound(s): Tom Marshall, Ruth Sullivan (Foley Sound Consultant)

Spike

Spike (Play) production archive for QTIX code T01555878768. Details of all Spike archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S707489579

Archive Listings

27 Jan 22
to
5 Mar 22

The Watermill Theatre
Newbury, Berkshire
Performance Details => Venue archive

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