Neville’s Island tickets at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London

Reviews round-up of Neville's Island at the Duke of York's Theatre [caption id="" align="alignright" width="240"] Neville's Island at the Duke of York's Theatre[/caption] Neville's Island opened last night (21 October 2014) at the Duke of York's Theatre. Tim Firth’s comedy transfers from Chichester and centres on four middle managers on a team bonding exercise that goes badly wrong! The play stars Neil Morrissey, Adrian Edmondson, Miles Jupp and Robert Webb and is directed by Angus Jackson with design by Robert Innes Hopkins. Critics didn't love it, with their main criticism directed at the play itself rather than the production or performances. What we thought Strictly speaking the average rating should probably be 2, but we've gone for 3 based on the preview performance we saw - which we enjoyed a lot. I took my Dad (in his sixties, business man, perfect target audience!) and he loved everything about it. The action may be slightly stretched but this is more than made up for by some great performances from these four great comedy actors, each spiraling out of control in their own way. Neil Morrissey particularly brings an ever watchable and natural warmth to the stage that is hard to fake and great to watch. BOOK Book tickets to Neville's Island at the Duke of York's Theatre

The cast of Neville's Island at the Duke of York's Theatre Adrian ‘Ade’ Edmondson (Gordon) Ade is best known for his roles in television series The Young Ones and Bottom, both of which he co-wrote alongside long-time comedy collaborator Rik Mayall. Part of the alternative comedy boom of the 1980s originating from The Comedy Store, Edmondson, alongside Mayall and other British comedians including Nigel Planer, Alexei Sayle and French and Saunders, launched TV comedy series The Comic Strip Presents… Edmondson starred in the 1985 feature film The Supergrass and appeared in numerous TV series including Blackadder, Jonathan Creek and Holby City. Recently Edmondson [caption id="" align="alignright" width="240"] The cast of Neville's Island at the Duke of York's Theatre[/caption] presented Ade in Britain, The Dales and Ade at Sea on ITV following his 2013 win of Celebrity MasterChef and has toured with his band The Bad Shepherds since 2008. Miles Jupp (Angus) Miles is an actor, comedian and writer most recently seen in the hit BBC series Rev and Sky’s Spy. His television credits include A Young Doctor’s Notebook, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm, The Thick Of It, Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle and Balamory. Film credits include Grimsby, starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Chick Lit, The Monuments Men, The Riot Club, Made In Dagenham and Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes. Jupp’s current stand-up show Miles Jupp Is The Chap You’re Thinking Of has toured to sold-out venues around the country, and he regularly features on comedy shows including Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Mock the Week, Have I Got News For You, and Never Mind the Buzzcocks. In 2001, Jupp won the So You Think You’re Funny and The Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year awards, followed by a nomination for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award in 2003 for his show Gentlemen Prefer Brogues. Neil Morrissey (Neville) Neil is best known for his role as ‘Tony’ in the BBC sitcom Men Behaving Badly, in which he starred for seven series. Morrissey has appeared in multiple television series including Boon, Roll Over Beethoven, Gentlemen and Players, My Summer with Des, Reeves & Mortimer, ITV’s Monkey Trousers, Paradise Heights, Murder in Mind and Carrie and Barry. More recently, Morrissey has been seen in the BBC One drama series Waterloo Road. In 2005, Morrissey starred alongside Julie Walters, Celia Imrie and Duncan Preston in the West End production of Victoria Wood’s Acorn Antiques, followed by starring roles in Guys and Dolls and a national tour of Rain Man. During the 2010 World Cup, he took his love of British beers to South Africa for an ITV series Men Brewing Badly. Robert Webb (Roy) Robert is best known for his role as Jeremy in Channel 4’s multi-award winning Peep Show in which he stars alongside long-time collaborator David Mitchell. Alongside this, Mitchell and Webb wrote and starred in The Mitchell and Webb Situation and That Mitchell and Webb Look which won the BAFTA for Best Comedy in 2007. A regular on comedy panel shows, he has also appeared in Fresh Meat, BBC3’s The Smoking Room and British films Confetti, Magicians and The Wedding Video. In 2008, Webb made his West End stage debut in the UK premiere of Fat Pig by Neil LaBute at Trafalgar Studios and recently starred alongside Mark Heap in Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense at the Duke of York’s Theatre. BOOK Book tickets to Neville's Island at the Duke of York's Theatre

Tim Firth's hit comedy Neville's Island to transfer to the Duke of York's Theatre. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="240"] The cast of Neville's Island at the Duke of York's Theatre[/caption] Chichester Theatre's 2013 revival of Tim Firth's hit comedy Neville's Island is to get a West End transfer, playing the Duke of York's Theatre from 10 October 2014. Directed by Angus Jackson, this 20th Anniversary production features a stellar comedy cast including Adrian Edmondson reviving his Chichester performance as Gordon, plus Miles Jupp, Neil Morrissey and Robert Webb. The play follows the misfortunes of a group of middle-aged businessman out of on team building exercise that goes seriously wrong! Shipwrecked in the Lake District, they battle for survival with comedy results. The show first played London in 1994 at the Apollo Theatre, getting an Olivier Award nomination for Best Comedy. Tim Firth's other writing and directing credits include Calendar Girls and Kinky Boots. The play stars Adrian Edmondson (The Young Ones, Bottom) as Gordon, Miles Jupp (Rev, The Thick of It) as Angus, Neil Morrissey (Men Behaving Badly, Waterloo Road) as Neville and Robert Webb (Peep Show, Mitchell and Webb) as Roy. BOOK Book tickets to Neville's Island at the Duke of York's Theatre