lucky Dog Theatre Productions: The Laurel & Hardy Cabaret

 

Lucky Dog Theatre Productions are generally regarded as being the best Laurel and Hardy re-enactors in the world.

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.

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.

'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.

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.

Take a seat and have some hard-boiled eggs and nuts washed down with soda... soda... soda... and what will you have, Stan?

 

Review:

 

The Laurel and Hardy Cabaret – marvellous hilarity

How funny is it? My face still hurt from laughing 40 minutes after the show, which brilliantly captures the mannerisms and slapstick comedy of this legendary duo. A perfect tribute.

This is 50 minutes of pure, beautiful fun and laughter. The jokes flow fast, both verbal and visual. The attention to detail in the portrayal of Stan and Ollie is faultless. The comedy timing between these guys is a joy to behold. The audience was in uproars of laughter during the train station physical comedy piece, and the actors must be commended for this marvellous hilarity.

There’s plenty of song and dance included and yes! The classic “Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia” is the showstopping finale!

 

Full list of all Fringe Extra, Barnstaple, performances here.