Anthony Marriott
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Anthony Marriott is an actor and playwright notable for being joint author, with Alistair Foot of the comedy No Sex Please, We're British
which opened at the Strand Theatre
, London, in 1971. It has been performed in 52 countries and which on 21 February 1979 became the longest running comedy in the history of world theatre. In 1973 a film version
was made starring Ronnie Corbett
.
, West London
and was a JP.
No Sex Please, We're British
No Sex Please, We're British is a British comedic play written by Alistair Foot and Anthony Marriott, first staged in London's West End in 1971. It was unanimously panned by critics, but still ran for nearly a decade to packed audiences...
which opened at the Strand Theatre
Novello Theatre
The Novello Theatre is a West End theatre on Aldwych, in the City of Westminster.-History:The theatre was built as one of a pair with the Aldwych Theatre on either side of the Waldorf Hotel, both being designed by W. G. R. Sprague. The theatre opened as the Waldorf Theatre on 22 May 1905, and was...
, London, in 1971. It has been performed in 52 countries and which on 21 February 1979 became the longest running comedy in the history of world theatre. In 1973 a film version
No Sex Please, We're British (film)
No Sex Please, We're British is a 1973 British comedy film directed by Cliff Owen and starring Ronnie Corbett, Ian Ogilvy, Susan Penhaligon and Arthur Lowe...
was made starring Ronnie Corbett
Ronnie Corbett
Ronald Balfour "Ronnie" Corbett, OBE is a Scottish actor and comedian of Scottish and English parentage who had a long association with Ronnie Barker in the British television comedy series The Two Ronnies...
.
Other notable works
- With Alistair Foot, Uproar in the House, Garrick TheatreGarrick TheatreThe Garrick Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Charing Cross Road, in the City of Westminster. It opened on 24 April 1889 with The Profligate, a play by Arthur Wing Pinero. In its early years, it appears to have specialised in the performance of melodrama, and today the theatre is a...
and Whitehall Theatre, 1967–69 - With John ChapmanJohn Roy ChapmanJohn Roy Chapman was a British writer.His best know work was Not Now, Darling, a play which he co-wrote with Ray Cooney. He was sole writer of the screenplay of the film adaptation. He also wrote the play and screen adaptation of Dry Rot .-External links:****...
, Shut Your Eyes and Think of England, Apollo TheatreApollo TheatreThe Apollo Theatre is a Grade II listed West End theatre, on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster. Designed by architect Lewin Sharp for owner Henry Lowenfield, and the fourth legitimate theatre to be constructed on the street, its doors opened on 21 February 1901 with the American...
, 1977
Personal life
He lives in OsterleyOsterley
Osterley is a district in the London Borough of Hounslow in west London. It is situated approximately west south-west of Charing Cross.Osterley lies north of the A4 and extends further northwards beyond the M4 Motorway...
, West London
West London
West London generally refers to the western portions of London, and may refer specifically to:*West *West End of London*W postcode area...
and was a JP.