An announcement has been made, and it could be the highlight of the year. Spike, the play by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman, is being taken on a nationwide tour this very coming autumn.
The play was first produced earlier this year at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury. It focuses on Spike Milligan in the early years of the Goon Show, with the comedy of the show contrasting with the after-effects of World War II and his battles with the BBC management. A number of our members attended the show in Newbury and loved it.
The tour dates are listed below. For details of the cast and to book your tickets, go to spiketheplay.co.uk.
| 6 – 10 Sep | Cheltenham Everyman |
| 13 – 17 Sep | Malvern Festival Theatre |
| 20 – 24 Sep | Malvern Festival Theatre |
| 27 Sep – 1 Oct | Oxford Playhouse |
| 4 – 8 Oct | Salisbury Playhouse |
| 11 – 15 Oct | Theatre Royal, Brighton |
| 18 – 22 Oct | Darlington Hippodrome |
| 25 – 29 Oct | Aylesbury Waterside Theatre |
| 1 – 5 Nov | Kings Theatre, Glasgow |
| 8 – 12 Nov | Richmond Theatre |
| 15 – 19 Nov | Blackpool Grand |
| 22 – 26 Nov | New Theatre, Cardiff |
The play, and one of it’s writers, Nick Newman, featured in this episode of Goon Pod. Margaret Cabourn-Smith also talked about it in a bonus feature.
Review in The Guardian
The Goon Show Preservation Society 