After two separate Goon Show performances on stage in the North of England this year, we’re pleased to hear of another show being performed. This time it’s a bit further afield, though I suppose that rather depends on where you’re standing. The venue is the Allen Hall theatre in the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. The dates are August 14 and 15th.
Spike Milligan Productions have given the okay for the performance of Foiled by President Fred. The show is a student production as part of the theatre studies course. It will be a performed with a great deal of enthusiasm, recreating the studio recording of the script, as gas meter inspector Seagoon braves a trip to Latin America during the revolution season.
For more information, there’s a Radio 1 interview with the director Harry Almey, and there’s still more details, and even tickets, at events.humanitix.com/foiled-by-president-fred
The Goon Show Preservation Society 