THE DERNGATE Brideshead Revisited star Anthony Andrews to heads cast in Sandi Toksvig’s Bully Boy
Actor Anthony Andrews, best-known from TV series Brideshead Revisited, heads the cast in Royal & Derngate’s Made In Northampton co-production of Bully Boy this autumn. Written by broadcaster and writer Sandi Toksvig, this moving play takes to the Royal stage in Northampton from Friday 24th August until Saturday 15th September.
T is sensitive and thought-provoking play follows Falklands War veteran Major Oscar Hadley, who is sent to a combat zone to probe allegations of severe misconduct by Eddie Clark, a young squaddie from Burnley and part of a self-styled ‘Bully Boy’ unit of the British army. As the interrogation develops, the two men bond as they try to come to terms with the horrors they have both experienced at war.
Bully Boy is a poignant and heartfelt exploration of post war trauma, providing a startling insight both into the minds of soldiers, and into their treatment by society when they return.
Bully Boy will be directed by David Gilmore and Patrick Sandford can be seen in Northampton from Friday 24th August to Saturday 15th September. Tickets priced from £28 to £13.
Heart-warming entertainment from feel- good musical Radio Times
Off ering a laughter-fi lled night out, the musical, Radio Times, by Noel Gay can be seen at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate from Tuesday 18th to Saturday 22nd September, starring top musical theatre performer Gary Wilmot.
Packed with nostalgia, the show tells the tale of the BBC’s light-entertainment wireless show Variety Bandwagon, as they prepare to do their bit for the war eff ort. With half the cast missing, an offi cious producer and no script, their live broadcast to America seems doomed to fail until star of the show, Sammy Shaw, arrives with minutes to spare, a script and Hollywood movie star Gary Strong.
Radio Times is a funny and fast moving musical with quickfi re gags, breathtaking dancing and musicianship of the fi rst order, creating an unforgettable theatrical experience, and can be seen
From Tuesday 18th to Saturday 22nd September at 7.45pm, with matinees on T ursday and Saturday at 2.30pm. Tickets – priced from £26.50 to £10 Contact the Box Offi ce 01604 624811 or www.royalandderngate.co.uk.
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