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The Play Wot I Wrote or The Play What I Wrote is a musical farce written by Hamish McColl, Sean Foley and Eddie Braben, starring Foley and McColl (the double act The Right Size, playing characters named "Sean" and "Hamish"), and directed by Kenneth Branagh. A farce is a Comedy written for the stage or film which aims to Entertain the audience by means of unlikely extravagant and improbable situations disguise and mistaken Hamish McColl (born 1962 is a British comedian and actor With Sean Foley, he forms the double act The Right Size. Sean Foley is a British comedian and actor With Hamish McColl, he forms the double-act The Right Size. Eddie Braben (born 31 October 1930 in Liverpool, England) is a comedy writer and performer who has provided material for such figures as The Right Size is a British comedy Double act made up of Hamish McColl and Sean Foley. Kenneth Charles Branagh (born 10 December 1960) is an Emmy Award -winning Academy Award -nominated Northern Irish Actor

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Synopsis

The show is a celebration of the British double act Morecambe and Wise, and an irreverent and farcical exploration of the nature of double acts in general. A double act, also known as a Comedy duo, is a comic device in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners usually of the same Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, usually referred to as Morecambe and Wise, were a British comic Double act, working in variety, radio Film Its title is drawn from one of Morecambe and Wise's catchphrases, as is "A Tight Squeeze for the Scarlet Pimple", the "play within a play" (with a cameo by a mystery celebrity guest star) which formed the play's second half. A story within a story is a Literary device or Conceit in which one story is told during the action of another story A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as It is named after the "play wot I wrote", the inept play supposedly written by Wise and featuring a celebrity guest which formed the finale to each Morecambe and Wise show. Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, usually referred to as Morecambe and Wise, were a British comic Double act, working in variety, radio Film In the The Play Wot I Wrote, "Sean" writes a similarly inept play and is humoured by "Hamish" in the first half by having it put on. As in the Morecambe and Wise antecedent, the celebrity would play him or herself set up to appear, rather foolishly, as the title character of this play within a play.

Production history

The play debuted at the Liverpool Playhouse Theatre in the summer of 2001 and moved on later that year to its West End premiere at the Wyndham's Theatre, London, where it proved a success. The Liverpool Playhouse is a Theatre in Williamson Square in the city of Liverpool, England. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" Wyndham's Theatre is a West End theatre, one of two opened by the actor/manager Charles Wyndham (cp Criterion Theatre) London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. It won Foley and McColl a joint Best Actor nomination at the 2002 Laurence Olivier Awards and, although they did not win, the production did achieve an Olivier Award for best comedy and for best actor in a supporting role (with the latter won by Toby Jones, who played the pair's friend Arthur). The Laurence Olivier Award is regarded as the most prestigious award in British theatre and is presented in recognition of artistic achievement in London theatre Toby Jones (born September 7, 1967) is a British Film and Theatre Actor.

In 2003 the play opened on Broadway where it was nominated for a Tony award. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented It failed to win and closed shortly afterwards. The script was extensively rewritten for the benefit of American audiences who were unlikely to have been familiar with Morecambe and Wise.

Guest stars

British run

The British version of the show featured a number of prominent British celebrities in the role of the Mystery Guest, each appearing for only a week. Celebrities who appeared as Mystery Guests during the British run[1]:

American run

After the mystery guest star idea proved a success, it was kept in when the show was rewritten for Broadway. Honor Blackman (born 22 August 1925) is an English actress, who is perhaps best known for the roles of Cathy Gale in Kenneth Charles Branagh (born 10 December 1960) is an Emmy Award -winning Academy Award -nominated Northern Irish Actor Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American Singer and Actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known For the musician see Brian Connolly Brian Conley (born 7 August 1961 in Paddington, London) is an English Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( "rafe fines" born 22 December 1962) is a British Actor. Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957 is a Welsh actress and Comedian. Ioan Gruffudd (ˈjoʊæn ˈgrɪfɪð;; born 6 October 1973) is a Welsh Actor. Nigel Allan Havers (born 6 November, 1951 in London) is a BAFTA nominated English Actor. For the sixteenth century translator see Jane Lumley. Joanna Lamond Lumley, OBE (born 1 May 1946) is an English Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971 ˌjuːən məˈgrɛgər is a Scottish Actor, who has had significant success in mainstream indie and art Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989 is an English film television and stage actor Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. Neil Anthony Morrissey (born 4 July, 1962 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English Actor. William John "Liam" Neeson OBE (born June 7, 1952) is an Irish Actor. STING ( S equence T o and with' IN' G raphics is a free Web-based suite of programs for a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between protein sequence David Suchet (pronunced "soo-shay" /ˈsuːʃeɪ/ OBE (born 2 May 1946 is an English Actor, known for his work on British Stephen Tompkinson is an English Actor, born 15 October 1965 in Stockton-on-Tees. There have been many people named Richard Wilson, including Dick Wilson (born 1916 American actor known for the sitcom Bewitched and Charmin commercial Charles Dance, OBE (born Walter Charles Dance; October 10 1946) is an English Actor, Screenwriter and director Celebrities who appeared as Mystery Guests during the American run[2]:

References

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  3. ^ It was during the American run that Roger Moore, as the "Mystery Guest", collapsed on stage. Alan Alda (born January 28 1936 is an American Actor. He is well known for his role as " Hawkeye Pierce " in the Television series Jason Matthew Biggs (born May 12, 1978) is an American Actor who is best known for his role as Jim Levenstein in the American Ada "Zoe" Caldwell OBE (born September 14 1933) is an Australian -born actress Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American Singer and Actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated American actor Holly P Hunter (born 20 March 1958 is an Oscar -winning American actor best-known for films such as Raising Arizona, Broadcast News Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24 1947 is an American Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and two time Tony Award -winning stage and film Joseph “Nathan” Lane (born February 3, 1956) is a two-time Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actor of the stage and screen John Arthur Lithgow (ˈlɪθɡoʊ̪ born October 19, 1945) is an American Actor perhaps best-known for his starring role as Dr Eric James McCormack (born April 18 1963 is an Emmy Award -winning Canadian - American Actor, Musician, Television producer John Patrick McEnroe Jr (born February 16 1959 is an American former World No Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. William John "Liam" Neeson OBE (born June 7, 1952) is an Irish Actor. Rosa María "Rosie" Pérez (born September 6, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress, Dancer, Albert Lincoln "Al" Roker Jr (born August 20 1954 is an American television broadcaster best known as the weather anchor for NBC 's Today Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American Actor of stage, screen and Television. Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. [3]

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