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#SpikeThePlay is the absurdly funny new play by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman 🎺 2022 UK Tour plays 6 Sept - 26 Nov.
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"Spike Milligan is where British comedy really takes off' Writers lan Hislop and @Ncknwmn talk Milligan, The Goons, and #SpikeThePlay 🎙💥
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Been a couple of years in the making, very happy it’s almost out there. 7th Dec Sky Arts. ❤️ Documentary opens up Spike Milligan’s ‘treasure trove’ of scripts and footage | Spike Milligan | The Guardian
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Musical and children’s play are among vast archive explored in upcoming film about comedic genius
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Wonderful snap by @elliemorris of the cast of @SpikeThePlay enjoying the last performance of @MCabournSmith as Janet , the spot effects operator @New_Theatre. Margaret always brought the house down…not a bad way to start a play!
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We bid a happy, and very emotional, farewell to @SpikeThePlay last night. 12 weeks on the road with the best people. It has been a joy. If you came to see it, thank you. Support your local theatres folks, they need you.
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Well, what a great show @SpikeThePlay was. Awesome performances all round. Including the incredible @Mack_JEM. I sincerely hope this piece gets a revival next year. Deserves to be seen in West End #SpikeMilligan #Goons
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And just like that it's the end of the tour! Sending the fab folk @SpikeThePlay all the best for their final performance @New_Theatre Cardiff this evening. It's made us so proud to see this brilliant show spread cheer across the nation this autumn! #SpikeThePlay
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Sending much love and thanks to the whole, brilliant @SpikeThePlay team for their final two performances today!👏👏👏
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Just arrived @New_Theatre to see @Mack_JEM and the rest of the cast of @SpikeThePlay. Very much looking forward #SpikeMilligan
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Proud beyond measure to have originated Spike @WatermillTh. Seeing the audience reaction from Cheltenham to Cardiff has been extraordinary. Much love to all the brilliant humans who were part of the Goontastic journey. 🤩 @PaulHarttheatre @robertkirby_1 @katieliasdesign...
It’s our final performances of the tour! 💥 Thank you to everyone who joined us along the way and congratulations to the cast and company who made this Goontastic show happen! 👏🏻🎺
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It’s our final performances of the tour! 💥 Thank you to everyone who joined us along the way and congratulations to the cast and company who made this Goontastic show happen! 👏🏻🎺
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Sending all the love and good vibes to @SpikeThePlay team who have their final two shows today in Cardiff. Beyond a luxury to look after @PaulHarttheatre work and the words of @Ncknwmn & #IanHislop. Go smash it and be the Gooniest tonight.
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Brilliant night @New_Theatre watching @SpikeThePlay excellent writing from @Ncknwmn and Ian Hislop. Fabulous performances from the whole cast 👏🏻👏🏻 @robertwilfort @PatrickJWarner @MCabournSmith @ActorRobMounty @KujoreTesni @elliemorris @SamDucane @petedukes @Mack_JEM
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Last chance to catch @SpikeThePlay today @New_Theatre Cardiff, with stellar performances by @robertwilfort @MCabournSmith @KujoreTesni @ActorRobMounty @PatrickJWarner @petedukes @elliemorris @SamDucane #JeremyLLoyd @Mack_JEM…and then it’s goon for now! Break multiple legs!
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Can’t believe it’s the last day of our gorgeous tour today. Big love to all the @SpikeThePlay team and thanks for all your hard work!
A packed @New_Theatre welcomed the first showing of Paul Hart’s @SpikeThePlay Tuesday starring @robertwilfort. Taking the audience through the ascent of the 1950s radio hit The Goon Show, the play covers all the successes and troubles it faced. https://t.co/fYGoP86HO4
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Bringing the Goon mania of 1950s Britain to the stage, Gavin & Stacey star @robertwilfort plays the eponymous role in Ian Hislop and Nick Newman’s @Spiketheplay. https://t.co/wjV68vzMEM
buzzmag.co.uk
Gavin & Stacey star Robert Wilfort plays the eponymous role in Ian Hislop and Nick Newman’s Spike, coming to Cardiff’s New Theatre.
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@Ncknwmn @goonshowpod @SpikeThePlay @New_Theatre @robertwilfort @MCabournSmith @KujoreTesni @ActorRobMounty @PatrickJWarner @petedukes @elliemorris @SamDucane @Mack_JEM Saw it last night. Excellent. Now if I just knew what time it is.
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'This is the BBC. But that's not my fault.' @SpikeThePlay @New_Theatre last night. V entertaining. Cast clearly enjoying themselves too. Always a good sign 👏 @Ncknwmn @robertwilfort @MCabournSmith @KujoreTesni @ActorRobMounty @PatrickJWarner @petedukes @elliemorris @SamDucane
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A packed @New_Theatre welcomed the first showing of Paul Hart’s @SpikeThePlay Tuesday starring @robertwilfort. Taking the audience through the ascent of the 1950s radio hit The Goon Show, the play covers all the successes and troubles it faced. https://t.co/fYGoP86HO4
buzzmag.co.uk
It’s clear from the hysteric laughs the cast and crew of Goon Show play Spike have done Ian Hislop and Nick Newman’s script proud in Cardiff.
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@SpikeThePlay phenomenal @New_Theatre tonight.Ian Hislop and @Ncknwmn have created something like watching live jazz in play-form.A perfectly cast @robertwilfort showing Spike as someone raging against the machine while also trying to gain acknowledgement from it. Just perfect.
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'Spike' tribute is a feast of laughs. We review @SpikeThePlay which opened at @New_Theatre last night with @robertwilfort @PatrickJWarner @MCabournSmith @ActorRobMounty @KujoreTesni @elliemorris @SamDucane @petedukes
https://t.co/bSEiZFisAK
#spiketheplay #theatrereview
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REVIEW @SpikeThePlay @New_Theatre for @GetTheChance4U ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “SPIKE is an eccentric celebration of a man who, even after a lifetime of making the world laugh, was still gone too Goon”. Moving & hilarious 🎺 Make sure to catch it before it’s Goon forever!
getthechance.wales
‘I told you I was ill’: this is the epitaph of one Terence ‘Spike’ Milligan, who holds the rare honour of being able to make people laugh long after shuffling off this mortal coil. Milligan was the...
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