Who was the famous French farceur? (If that's the word)
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Quote: beaky @ 10th July 2019, 12:26 AMWho was the famous French farceur? (If that's the word)
Molière?
I think Moliere was more satire? George Feydeau?
Feydeau, that's the one.
Despite having a great cast I also thought the film was dire. I recently watched another film on either Talking Pictures or London Live that had a great cast including Leslie Phillips that was also farce and also dire. I can't remember the name but I think Rix was involved.
Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 8th July 2019, 6:47 AMI half expected Brian Rix to come out of a broom cupboard with his trousers around his ankles.
Ahh, there's nothing like a Bank Holiday romp 
Quote: Billy Bunter @ 8th July 2019, 8:47 AMGoing to see "Charley's Aunt" on Sunday.
Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 8th July 2019, 9:11 AMabout a year ago I watched Arthur Askey's version of "Charley's Aunt" with which he'd had some praise, but I found that lacking, and I'm a fan of his!
Please let us know how it went on Sunday.
It was enjoyable. Performed very well by Questors Student Group in Ealing - for the admission price of just £10 and - wait for it - half price for OAPs. A bargain. It's on until next Saturday if anyone wants to see it. The play holds up well considering it's 127 years old. But pleased to see that no attempt has been made to update the settings or the plot. According to the programme notes, as well as Arthur Askey (which version they describe as a "parody", the part has also been played by John Inman, Mel Smith, John Mills & Danny La Rue.
Finishing at 5pm, I then retired to the local Caffe Nero to watch the final set of the tennis on my tablet over tea & a slice of lemon meringue cake. I suppose if you're only going to see one set of the match, that was the one to see. Luckily the Caffe Nero was open until 8.30pm - although I did miss two trains home in the process, arriving home 2 hours later than I'd intended.
Quote: Billy Bunter @ 15th July 2019, 10:09 PMIt was enjoyable. Performed very well by Questors Student Group in Ealing - for the admission price of just £10 and - wait for it - half price for OAPs. A bargain. It's on until next Saturday if anyone wants to see it. The play holds up well considering it's 127 years old. But pleased to see that no attempt has been made to update the settings or the plot. According to the programme notes, as well as Arthur Askey (which version they describe as a "parody", the part has also been played by John Inman, Mel Smith, John Mills & Danny La Rue.
Finishing at 5pm, I then retired to the local Caffe Nero to watch the final set of the tennis on my tablet over tea & a slice of lemon meringue cake. I suppose if you're only going to see one set of the match, that was the one to see. Luckily the Caffe Nero was open until 8.30pm - although I did miss two trains home in the process, arriving home 2 hours later than I'd intended.
Interesting (not the cake and social life) so thank you for letting me know. 
No Sex Please, We're British is on Talking Pictures TV at 1 am on Wednesday morning.
My TV Guide gives it only one star.
Watching this now on Sony Movies. A great cast.
From what you said at the start of the thread I'll give it twenty minutes or so.
Really surprised they kept it signposted as Barclays Bank.
It's worth the full 80mins Chappers. It's not a hard watch in any way, very light and breezy. Corbett in particular is watchable, as he was in the equally (and just as unfairly) maligned Casino Royale, making great use of his diminutive stature. I think his film work is some of his funniest. Some nice shots of Windsor too, which I'm pleased to say hasn't changed much at all in the nearly 50 years since. I like the film, as you can see.
And it's still a Barclays today! Not a wine bar!
Or at least it was in September when I last left the house...
I always feel farces work much better on stage than on screen. I think it's because, on stage, you have to use your imagination as to what's happening behind the frequently opening & closing doors or outside the property in which the play is set whereas, on screen, they tend to follow the protagonist into the bedroom, out of the front door and on to the bus. This takes away a lot of the charm and suspense. In the same way as fans of radio series such as Hancock's Half Hour, The Goons, The Glums, etc often prefer the original radio series to the subsequent TV series "because the pictures are better".
I didn't get much beyond 15 minutes. It's just that you cringe with embarrassment at every turn.