No Man’s Land: Those of you who have been watching this blog like little hawks during its early thrashings of life over the past couple of weeks, will have surely seen (and no doubt thoroughly enjoyed) the post in which we ingeniously asked the question: “Can we take comedians seriously in London’s West End?”
So today, by way of a follow-up, I can present some exclusive rehearsal pictures from one of the exciting productions mentioned in that article - the much-anticipated No Man’s Land. This is the production of the Harold Pinter penned play starring funny man David Walliams, as well Michael Gambon, David Bradley and Nick Dunning.
“How is this possible?!” I hear you ask “Is Discount Theatre literally in league with the Devil?!” you scream, “How on earth could such amazing images have been procured without the aid of torture and tyranny?!”
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It’s the ultimate question currently facing mankind, a gargantuan question of morals and continence with such ramifications for humanity that it’s set the scholars and wise men of the globe into increasingly heated debates, which will no doubt leave them at loggerheads for years to come.
So what is this biblical, neigh apocalyptic question that’s on the lips of every thinking man in the modern world I hear you ask? Well if you’re very sure you can take it, here goes, but remember - with great power comes great responsibility:
**Can a TV comedian cross the boundaries of light entertainment on the goggle box and be taken seriously in the infamously harsh and critical world of serious London theatre?**
It’s quite a poser, I think you’ll agree vehemently. So to try and find an answer to the question that has flummoxed the worlds top minds, I have put together three case studies that should be able to tip the scales one way or tuther as granny would say.
Case Study 1 – Rob Mitchell in Fat Pig
The first of these three proactive comedians to take the tentative steps into live action theatre is Rob Mitchell who plays the drug toting, mother debasing looser Jeremy in the (in my opinion) hilarious Peep Show. I think the rules state that I’m allowed to give my opinions as this is not currently election time.
This production of FAT PIG sees Robs character falling in love with a Jolly FAT Bird (so many rules broken there) only to find that his so called friends mock him viscously.
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