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  • Running time 2 hours 10 minutes (including interval)
  • Age guidelines 12+

Drop the Dead Donkey - Tour Dates

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Hilarious TV comedy Drop the Dead Donkey is back – and live on stage in a brand new show, now playing in theatres across the UK.

30 years since the launch of the smash-hit, BAFTA and EMMY award-winning comedy TV series, the Globelink News team are back and now live on stage for the very first time, reimagined in this brand-new topical commentary about the cutthroat world of 24 hours news.

Starring most of the original cast members, including Susannah Doyle, Robert Duncan, Ingrid Lacey, Neil Pearson, Jeff Rawle, Stephen Tompkinson and Victoria Wicks, Drop the Dead Donkey is bursting with razor-sharp wit and classic British humour.

Written by the same award-winning writing team of Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin (Outnumbered), Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening! exposes the underside of the broadcasting industry in all its riotous glory.

Come and experience this hilarious revival of an all-time comedy classic.

Drop the Dead Donkey is playing at Richmond Theatre from 18 to 22 June 2024, and on a tour of the UK – see dates below.

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Who is in the cast of Drop the Dead Donkey?

Susannah Doyle as Joy, Robert Duncan as Gus, Julia Hills as Mairead, Kerena Jagpal as Rita, Ingrid Lacey as Helen, Neil Pearson as Dave, Jeff Rawle as George, Stephen Tompkinson as Damien, Victoria Wicks as Sally Smedley, Claire Louise Amias as Helen, Sally, Joy and Mairead understudy, Adam Morris as Damien, Dave, Gus and George understudy, Riya Rajeev as Rita understudy.

 

Who are the creative team of Drop the Dead Donkey?

Written by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin.

Director Derek Bond; Set & Costume Designer Peter McKintosh; Lighting Designer Peter Mumford; Associate Director Indiana Lown-Collins; Production Manager Ben Arkell; Composer Max Pappenheim; Sound Designer Ella Wahlström; Video Designer Dan Light; Props Supervisor PropWorks; Costume Supervisor Yvonne Milnes; Wigs, Hair and Makeup Supervisor Craig Forrest-Thomas

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Contains flashing lights, strong language and the use of 1 pyro effect.

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The running time of Drop the Dead Donkey is 2 hours 10 minutes (including interval)
The age recommendations for Drop the Dead Donkey are: 12+
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