Northern Comedy Theatre to present Nigel Planer’s new play ALL ABOVE BOARD

Northern Comedy Theatre will bring star of stage and screen Nigel Planer’s brand new play, All Above Board, to the stage this August.

Opening at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton on 23 August, the play will then go on to visit York, Bradford, Lytham, Coventry, Gloucester, Stockport, and St Helens.

All Above Board sees an unlikely bunch of modern-day do-gooders try to make the world a better place, but they lose the plot, their morals and even their clothes in all the best traditions of classic British farce.

Timothy Upton-Fell has quit the world of banking and now - for all the wrong reasons – wants to give something back and help those less fortunate. Along with his brazen and shameless PR agent, Florence he plans a charity auction to raise money for good causes. He misguidedly enlists the help of narcissist TV personality, Matthew Board – a man clearly on the edge in more ways than one. Matters are made worse by Sir Ommany John, a geriatric world-famous artist who still has an eye for the ladies; Katia, a confused Finnish exchange student and not to mention Timothy’s crazed ex-wife Cressida who is out for revenge…and will Walji the plasterer ever turn up?

Artistic Director Shaun Chambers said: “It is an honour to be asked by Nigel to give the premiere of his latest play. It is great to work alongside a comedy legend like Nigel and bring his words to life.”

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