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Stories of the river and dreams OnStage...


Whodoyouthinkyou arekidding,MrHitler?


“HANDE HOCH!”: The Home Guard arrest the crew of aGerman U-boat in Dad’sArmy.Rob Jacob as Corporal Jones, Ryan Salter as Pike, Richard Dymond as Captain Mainwaring and Eammon Corbett as Sergeant Wilson.. Photos: Phil Mansell


THERE’S atreatinstore for all fans of the sitcom Dad’s Army –the showand its cast of wonderful characters will be brought to life on the stage of the Dolman Theatre next week. All the favourites will be


on parade as Newport Playgoers present three fun- packed episodes of the clas- sicTVprogramme,includ- ing The DeadlyAttachment in whichthe bumbling HomeGuard capture a German U-boatcrew.


DolmanTheatre Written by JimmyPerry and


David Croft, the showtells of the exploits of theWalmington-on- Sea Home Guard as they defend their quaint townagainst the might of the Nazi invasion force. Led by bumbling bank manager


Captain Mainwaring (Richard Dymond) and effete Sergeant Wilson (Eammon Corbett) the platoon boasts an unlikelyfight- ing forceofthe elderly local


Love’s path has potholes DarkComedy


LIVING Pictures,inassoci- ation with Cegin Produc- tions,will be touring David Mamet’s award-winning dark comedyabout the 1970s singles scene, Sexual Perversity in Chicago,in February and March. SexualPerversity in Chicago came to life again onlyafew years ago, when British actress Minnie Driver and Friends actor MatthewPerry starred in the Broadway version. Nowthe playiscoming to


Wales.Itisabout single men and women, the bar banter, hidden feelings and the male/female divide when looking foramate. Set against the sexual poli-


tics of 1970s America, Mamet’s playisanacutely observed dark comedyhigh- lighting the complexities of love and sex thatstill res- onate today. The playfollows twomen


SINGLESINTHE 70s : Robert Bowman and Claire Cage take to the stage


and twowomen. Dannyand Bernie are twooffice work- ers who hang out in the bars in the swinging singles scene of Chicago in the 1970s. In thirty short scenes, Mamet traces the rise and


fall of arelationship between Dannyand Deborah from lovers to roommates in all its details. Co-Director of Sexual


Perversity in Chicago Robert Bowman says:“Mamet cap- tures the sexual politics of


the 1970s brilliantlywith his playand the themes this playexplores are still rele- vant today. “For its time,itwas a


ground-breaking examina- tion the male/female mat- ing ritual. No less so forits colourful language and the keen eyeonthe tortured and sometimes hilarious vagaries thattakes place when ‘A man loves a woman’...” Bowman is not onlydirect-


ing, butperforming in this newrun, joined by Ioannis Sholto,Lizzie Roganand Claire Cage. SexualPerversity in Chicago will open at Sherman Cymru in Cardiff on February 6, before tour- ing to Milford Haven, Aberystwyth, Pontardawe, Caernarfon, Wrexham and Llanelli. The showissuit- ablefor ages 16+ and con- tains strong language. Call Sherman boxoffice on


029 2064 6900 forticket avail- ability.


butcher,Corporal Jones (Rob Jacob), fast-talking spivPrivate Walker (Jes Hynes) and mother’s boyPrivate Pike (RyanSalter). The showfollows on from


Newport Playgoers’ success with the stage version of another hit TVseries, Fawlty Towers,last year.


Dad’sArmy is at the Dolman Theatre fromJanuary 16 to 19 at 7.15pm, with an extramatinee performance on the Saturdayat 2.30pm. To book tickets call 01633 263670 or visit dolmantheatre.co.uk


RIVER Dreaming is just that- dreams from the past and for the future, all drawing their source from the Swan River -which flows through


the heart of Perth, Western Australia. Youth Theatre Perth- Australia takes youonakalei- doscope of events as mirrored in the lives of people down the years,whose stories make up the colourful history of the Swan River Colony. Romance,comedyand colour


feature as the wonderful char- acters and events of the past propel youthrough time -all through the eyes of young Australians of the 21st Century.The cast features some ofWA’s finest young tal- ent, who want to transport you to their land of sunshine - Western Australia. Written by acclaimed West Australian writer,JennyDavis, River Dreaming brings aland from across the other side of the worldinto the heart of Wales. CatchRiver Dreaming at


Newport Riverfront at 7pm on January 11. Tickets are £5.00 Call 01633 656757.


BookNow Modern take on classic


OWAIN Arthur will appear in the National Theatre’s five-star award-winning production of One Man, Two Guvnors at Wales Millennium Centre,from January 22-26. He will playthe lead role


of Francis Henshall, which he is currentlyperforming at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, in London’s West End. He has per- formed in anumber of West End productions and in TV series including HolbyCity. One Man, Two Guvnors


has wonUKawards and earned seven TonyAward nominations in the US. In Richard Bean’s version


of Carlo Goldoni’s classic 18thC Italian comedy The Servant of Two Masters, Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, asmall time East End hood, nowin Brighton to collect £6,000 from his fiancée’s dad. But Roscoe is reallyRachel, posing as her dead brother who has been killed by her


AWARD WINNER: One Man, Two Guvnors


boyfriend, Stanley Stubbers. Holed up at the Cricket-


ers’ Arms,hungry Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes asec- ond job with Stubbers,who is hiding from the police.To prevent discovery,Francis must keephis twoguvnors apart. Simple. With songs by Grant Olding.Tickets £18 to £45. To book, visit wmc.org.uk


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