In the space of an hour, the audience will experience the claustrophobia, smell, sounds and darkness of the shelter and the tragedy in this disturbing immersive experience. Two actors will play a variety of roles, often quoting verbatim survivor testimony. Lucky Dog Theatre Productions expand their canon with this brand new play, written with the backing and support of The Stairway To Heaven Foundation. Few people in the area escaped without losing a family member, friend or neighbour. It was the largest civilian disaster of the Second World War, but - to preserve morale - it was covered up by the Government and the truth only emerged after the end of the hostilities. Cutbacks in official staffing and the provision of safety were partly responsible for what happened that night. 173 people, most of them women and children, died. In the darkness, a woman tripped and fell and within seconds 300 people were crushed on the staircase. At 8:27pm, a salvo of rockets sent up from nearby Victoria Park caused a rush to the small entrance. People made their way through the rain to the deep shelter in the partially-built tube station. and what will you have, Stan?Īt 8:17pm on 3rd March 1943, the air raid sirens sounded in Bethnal Green, East London. Take a seat and have some hard-boiled eggs and nuts washed down with soda. Featuring some classic movie sequences, along with some hilarious Music Hall sketches the pair toured in the 1940s and 50s, you will be transported back to a more innocent time - yet still be amazed at how current their comedy remains. 'The Laurel & Hardy Cabaret' is a bumper package of these routines, songs and dances linked with accurately recreated film inserts from The Boys' 30-year career. They have also played many conventions and events with other (often very rare) material that Stan and Ollie once performed on stage, newsreels, records, lost footage and even scripts that were never filmed. Their popular biopic 'Hats Off To Laurel And Hardy' has won awards and played to full houses and standing ovations throughout the UK and into America, Germany and the Czech Republic since 2013. Lucky Dog Theatre Productions are generally regarded as being the best Laurel and Hardy re-enactors in the world. Prepare to laugh your socks off before finally having your heart broken. Lucky Dog's continuing national tour plays to packed houses and standing ovations. Expect recreated highlights from their huge canon of work, accompanied by a little singing and some questionable dancing. It details their commitment to their work, the appreciation of their fans, the love of their wives and - most enduringly - their unerring devotion to each other. It will guide you through their early lives, their steady rise to international stardom, the decline of their movie careers and their phoenix-like revival on the stages of Europe. 'Hats Off To Laurel And Hardy' is a brand new show about the lives of Arthur Stanley Jefferson (Stan) and Norvell Hardy (Ollie). They were the pioneers of modern comedy and their movies have delighted generation after generation for almost 100 years. There is good reason why they are the best-loved comedy duo of all time. We do it as a family, we come out here, we have fun,” said Riley Cooke.It's been half a century since Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy died. He just hopes the drive-in gave families as much joy as it gave his own. The Laurel Little Theatre is a hub of creativity, community, and culture. We’ll do it ourselves if we can,” said Riley Cooke. “I still don’t want the GoFundMe money, I don’t want that. So they’re asking the community and their loyal customers to avoid collecting donations. They hope to rebuild but don’t want to feel obligated to do it. He believes it’ll cost around $300,000 to rebuild the screen and fix damage to the building where the screen fell. And to have this happen without insurance is going to be a setback for us,” said Riley Cooke. 363 views, 7 likes, 6 loves, 8 comments, 3 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Supertalk Meridian 103.3: About to go live with Susie Johnson, director of Stage 2 Theatre Group and Meridian Performing. “We’ve been working really hard at cleaning the place up, getting it all fixed back up. However, the Cookes were unable to insure the screen because of its age, so a reopening will be difficult. Up until Monday, the Cookes had been cleaning up the drive-in to restore her to her former glory. “We got a lot of memories out here,” said Riley Cooke. Riley Cooke says the Laurel and Billings fire departments poured over 50,000 gallons of water on the screen, but the flames kept growing. “The screen is all wood, old wood, inside and I mean it just went up like a candle,” said, Riley Cooke, Jenny's father and the owner of the Amusement Park Drive-In.
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