WILTSHIRE CREATIVE AND OCTAGON THEATRE BOLTON ANNOUNCE CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FOR
JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE
Wiltshire Creative with Octagon Theatre Bolton today announces the full cast and creative team for Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense. Marieke Audsley directs Luke Barton (Bertie Wooster), Patrick Warner (Jeeves) and Alistair Cope (Seppings). The production will feature design by Olivia du Monceau with lighting design by Jane Lalljee and sound design by Matt Eaton.
Robert and David Goodale’s adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse’s The Code of the Woosters, premièred at Duke of York’s Theatre in 2013 and won the 2014 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. This new production opens Wiltshire Creative’s autumn season on 5 September and runs until 23 September, with previews from 1 September, before completing performances at Octagon Theatre Bolton from 4 – 21 October.
Following on from the success of How the Other Half Loves,Wiltshire Creative will this season be increasing its work as a producing theatre, with three in house productions on the Salisbury Playhouse Main Stage. Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsensewill be followed by The Girl on the Train– the thriller based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins and DreamWorks’ film, running from 19 October – 11 November. The season culminates with Dick Whittington, which runs from 25 November 2023 – 7 January 2024.
Octagon Theatre Bolton’s autumn/winter season also includes a contemporary co-production of Arthur Miller’s masterpiece, A View From the Bridge running from 8 – 30 September; a world première musical adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic adventure tale, Around the World in 80 Days which will run from 16 November 2023 – 13 January 2024; and a powerful re-telling of George Orwell’s classic, in a co-production of Animal Farm completing the season from 1 – 24 February 2024.
Director Marieke Audsley said today, “I’m thrilled to be working with Wiltshire Creative and the Octagon Theatre Bolton on this hilarious adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse’s much-loved novel, The Code of the Woosters. We have a really exciting cast to bring Bertie, Jeeves, their friends (and foes!) to life, and a wonderful creative team to create the fabulous world of Berkeley Mansions and Totleigh Towers. Both dedicated Wodehouse fans and anyone new to Jeeves and Wooster can look forward to a fantastically farcical evening out!”
A Wiltshire Creative and Octagon Theatre Bolton production
JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE
A play from the works of P.G. Wodehouse
By Robert Goodale and David Goodale
Salisbury Playhouse:
1 – 23 September 2023
Octagon Theatre Bolton:
4 – 21 October 2023
Cast: Luke Barton (Bertie Wooster), Alistair Cope (Seppings), Patrick Warner (Jeeves),
Director: Marieke Audsley; Designer; Olivia du Monceau; Lighting designer: Jane Lalljee;
Sound designer: Matt Eaton; Casting consultant: Liv Barr; Producers: Alice Bezant, Amanda Bruce and Lydia Scott
P.G. Wodehouse’s iconic double act lands in Salisbury for a night of very silly nonsense!
Following a riotous weekend at country house Totleigh Towers, Bertie Wooster has a tale to tell. Forced to play matchmaker between his newt-fancying acquaintance Gussie Fink-Nottle and the girl of his dreams, Madeline Bassett, Bertie must also secure an elusive silver cow-creamer for his formidable Aunt Dahlia. It’s a tall order, but fortunately he has the help of his loyal valet, the ever-reliable Jeeves, to navigate the many twists, turns and mishaps in this fast paced and dazzlingly inventive comedy.
Robert Goodale’s writing credits include Jeeves and Wooster: In Perfect Nonsense(Duke of York’s Theatre).
David Goodale is a documentary film maker and playwright. As a writer, his credits include Jeeves and Wooster: In Perfect Nonsense (Duke of York’s Theatre).
Luke Barton plays Bertie Wooster. His theatre credits include Busman’s Honeymoon, The Unexpected Guest, Spider’s Web (The Mill at Sonning), The Valley Of Fear, Frankenstein, That is all you need to know, Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, Henry V (UK tour), The Hound of The Baskervilles (The Lost Estate), One Man, Two Guvnors (New Wolsey Theatre, Nuffield Southampton Theatres), The Sign of Four (UK and international tour), Misterman, (Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse).
Patrick Warner, whose acting credits include Netflix’s The Crown, will play the role of Jeeves. He returns to Salisbury Playhouse having previously performed in Spike. His theatre credits include Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Alexandra Palace and UK tour), The Play That Goes Wrong (Duchess Theatre and UK and international tour), Spike, Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs 2: The Magic Cutlass, The Comedy of Errors (UK tour), Lifeboat, Junket (Arcola Theatre), Vanity Fair (Middle Temple Hall), One Man, Two Guvnors (National Theatre, UK tour), Overruled (Old Red Lion), Posh ( Royal Court Theatre), Transmission (Southwark Playhouse), Trapp (Old Vic New Voices), and Cumquats (National Theatre Studio). His television credits include The Crown, Masters of the Air and Murder on the Victorian Railway, and for film, In Dreams, To a Cinder and Closed Circuit.
Alistair Cope plays Seppings. His theatre credits include The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary (Jeremyn Street Theatre), A Gallop Through History (Platinum Jubilee Celebration), People, Places and Things (National Theatre, Wyndham’s Theatre), The Sound of Heavy Rain and Lungs (Paines Plough, Sheffield Theatres), Grief (Old Vic New Voices), and Arden 2.0 (The Old Vic). For television his credits include Toast of London, Ringside, Nesia and Silent Witness (as recurring character Dr Sykes); and for film, Lionhead, Judy and Yardie.
Marieke Audsley directs Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense. Her theatre credits include Ladies’ Day (New Vic and Octagon Theatre), Jekyll and Hyde (Guildford Shakespeare Company), The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary! (Jermyn Street Theatre), Frost Hollow Hall, The Hound of Baskervilles (East Riding Theatre), Beryl (East Riding Theatre and Arcola Theatre), A Few Good Men (Sainsbury Theatre), Breathing Corpses (Platform Theatre), Julius Caesar (Swan Theatre and UK tour), Richard III (Sainsbury Theatre), The Voice of the Turtle (House of St Barnabas), Sleight and Hand (Edinburgh Festival Fringe), Civil Rogues (Pleasance Theatre), While the Sun Shines (Lion and Unicorn Theatre), and The Rover (Drama Studio, Sheffield).
LISTINGS
WILTSHIRE CREATIVE
Box office: 01722 320 333 / [email protected]
JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE
Salisbury Playhouse, Main house
Malthouse Lane, Salisbury SP2 7RA
Friday 1 – Saturday 23 September
Relaxed, BSL and Captioned Performance: 19 September at 7:30pm
Audio Described and Touch Tours: 21 September at 2:15pm and 7:30pm
Tickets from £13
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Howell Croft South, BL1 1SB
Wednesday 4 – Saturday 21 October 2023
Audio Described Performance: 13 October at 7:30pm
BSL and Captioned Performance: 17 October at 7:30pm
Tickets from £15
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
Salisbury Playhouse, Main house
Malthouse Lane, Salisbury SP2 7RA
Thursday 19 October – Saturday 11 November
Backstage Tour: Saturday 28 October at 11am
Post-Show Q&A: Wednesday 1 November
BSL and Captioned Performance: Tuesday 7 November at 7.30pm
Audio Described and Touch Tours: Thursday 9 November at 2.15pm and 7.30pm
Tickets from £13
DICK WHITTINGTON
Salisbury Playhouse, Main House,
Malthouse Lane, Salisbury SP2 7RA
Saturday 25 November 2023 – Sunday 7 January 2024
Backstage Tour: Saturday 6 January 2024 at 11am
BSL and Captioned Performances: Wednesday 6 December 2023 at 7pm and Thursday 4 January 2024 at 2:15pm
Relaxed Performance: Saturday 6 January 2024 at 11am
Audio Described and Touch Tours: Thursday 14 December 2023 at 2:15pm and 7pm and Tuesday 19 December 2023 at 7pm
Tickets from £17