Dad's Army

Three Comedies by
Jimmy Perry & David Croft

Dad's Army is a timeless reminder of a particularly British classic style of comedy. No matter how often you see the films they still make you laugh and the three stories presented this year by Congleton Players will have the same hilarious effect. All the old favorites are here as part of a three act entertainment evening which will have you raising the roof of the Daneside.

'Deadly Attachment' is the first of these pieces where the platoon have to guard a captured U- Boat Captain and his crew. Here the redoubtable Captain Mainwaring neatly turns the tables to come out on top in an episode containing one of the most famous comic lines ever written.

'Mum's Army' sees the Home Guard busily recruiting suitable women but when the interesting Mrs Gray arrives Mainwaring is smitten and there is a wonderful climax in the station tea shop as the scene ends on a puff of steam.

'The Godiva Affair' shows the Home Guard rehearsing a Morris dance as part of a fund raising carnival including Lady Godiva. Mainwaring gets more than he bargained for though as the sketch ends in a way he never intended.

Tuesday 23rd – Saturday 27th April 2013 at 7.30pm

Tickets:
Tues - £5.50;
Wed to Sat - £7.50;
Concessions on Wed/Thur - £6.50.

Available from the Tourist Information Centre Tel 01260 271095

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Samuel French - London

Once again Congleton Players will be presenting a festival of One Act Plays at the Daneside Theatre on the
19th July 2014 to be directed by Michael Saunders.

Congleton Players has established a sound reputation over the years for the quality of this competition and we are sure that 2014 will be no exception.

The aims of Congleton Players are to arouse interest in plays and the theatre, to give a voice to hitherto unknown writers. Four or more of the submitted plays will be performed and the audience will vote for the winning play.

Please see the One Act Play Section of our website for full details.