Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense

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Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense
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Written by David Goodale
Robert Goodale
Date premiered 10 October 2013 (2013-10-10)
Place premiered Richmond Theatre
Genre Comedy

Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense is a play written by David and Robert Goodale based on the 1938 novel The Code of the Woosters by P. G. Wodehouse.[1] It made its world premiere at the Richmond Theatre in October 2013, then transferred later that month to the West End's Duke of York's Theatre where it is currently running. The production won the 2014 Laurence Olivier Award, for Best New Comedy.

Plot

The plot revolves around Bertie Wooster deciding to stage a one-man show revolving around his recent experiences at Totleigh Towers, only to discover on the evening that, in typical Wooster fashion, nothing has gone to plan and the show is not ready to be staged. In desperation, he enlists Jeeves and another valet, Seppings, to help him stage the production, with Bertie as himself and both Jeeves and Seppings playing multiple characters. Both in the story narrates and in the play Bertie has constructed, events quickly spiral out of control, prompting Jeeves to step in to make sure all ends well.

Production history

Perfect Nonsense is written by brothers David and Robert Goodale[2] and is based on P. G. Wodehouse's 1938 novel The Code of the Woosters.[3] In June 2013, it was announced the show would be performed for the first time in October that year,[4] with tickets going on sale immediately.[5] The first authorized stage play based on Jeeves and Wooster[6] is directed by Sean Foley,[7] with design by Alice Power, lighting by James Farncombe and sound design by Max and Ben Ringham.[8] The show had pre-West End try outs at Richmond Theatre (10–19 October) and the Theatre Royal, Brighton (22–26 October)[9] before beginning previews at the Duke of York's Theatre, London on 30 October, with the official opening night on 12 November 2013.[10] The lead roles of Jeeves and Wooster will be played by Matthew Macfadyen and Stephen Mangan.[11] Initially booking to 8 March 2014, the production was later extended by six months to 20 September, with Macfadyen and Mangan continuing in their roles until 5 April,[12] before being replaced by Mark Heap and Robert Webb[13][14]

John Gordon Sinclair and James Lance took over the roles of Jeeves and Wooster from 30 June 2014 and on the subsequent national tour, with the play's co-writer Robert Goodale replacing Mark Hadfield as Seppings.[15] It was announced on 18 August 2014 that the show will close in the West End on 20 September 2014.[16]

On 20 February 2014, it was announced that Perfect Nonsense will tour the UK, beginning at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford on 24 September.[17] It will continue to Cambridge, Newcastle, Norwich, Reading, Salford, Cheltenham, Southampton, Glasgow and Bath, where it will finish in December.[18][19] The third West End cast will tour the production with John Gordon Sinclair as Jeeves, James Lance as Wooster and Perfect Nonsense co-writer Robert Goodale as Seppings.[20] The tour will continue in February, with Jason Thorpe taking over as Jeeves and Robert Webb returning to the role of Wooster, with Christopher Ryan taking over as Seppings. It will visit Shrewsbury, Oxford, Sheffield, Harrogate, Chichester, Birmingham, Canterbury, Belfast, Malvern, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Woking, Truro, Edinburgh, Salisbury, Leeds and Cardiff, where it will finish in June.[21]

The tour continued in September 2015, with Thorpe and Ryan continuing in their roles, and Edward Hancock taking over as Wooster. The tour will visit Bury St. Edmunds, Aylesbury, Buxton, Crewe, Mold, Worthing, Exeter, Northampton, Ipswich, Southend, Colchester, Inverness, Dundee, Kingston and Derby, finishing in November.[22]

Principal roles and original cast

Character Original pre and West End performer Original 2014 UK tour performer
Jeeves Matthew Macfadyen[23] John Gordon Sinclair
Bertie Wooster Stephen Mangan[23] James Lance
Seppings Mark Hadfield[23] Robert Goodale

Awards and nominations

London production

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref
2014 Whatsonstage.com Awards Best New Comedy Nominated[24] [25]
Laurence Olivier Award Best New Comedy Won[26] [27]

References

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