Not Now, Darling
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Not Now, Darling is a 1967 farce
written by English playwrights John Chapman
and Ray Cooney
, first staged at the Richmond Theatre
, in Richmond, England prior to a long West End
run starring Donald Sinden
and Bernard Cribbins
.
It was adapted as a film in 1973.
Farce
In theatre, a farce is a comedy which aims at entertaining the audience by means of unlikely, extravagant, and improbable situations, disguise and mistaken identity, verbal humour of varying degrees of sophistication, which may include word play, and a fast-paced plot whose speed usually increases,...
written by English playwrights John Chapman
John Chapman
John Chapman may refer to :*Sir John Chapman, 2nd Baronet , British Member of Parliament for Taunton, 1741–1747*John Chapman , United States Representative from Pennsylvania...
and Ray Cooney
Ray Cooney
Raymond George Alfred Cooney, OBE is an English playwright and actor. His biggest success, Run for Your Wife, lasted nine years in London's West End and is its longest-running comedy. He has had 17 of his plays performed there....
, first staged at the Richmond Theatre
Richmond Theatre
The present Richmond Theatre, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is a British Victorian theatre located on Little Green, adjacent to Richmond Green. It opened on 18 September 1899 with a performance of As You Like It, and is one of the finest surviving examples of the work of theatre...
, in Richmond, England prior to a long West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
run starring Donald Sinden
Donald Sinden
Sir Donald Alfred Sinden CBE is an English actor of theatre, film and television.-Personal life:Sinden was born in Plymouth, Devon, England, on 9 October 1923. The son of Alfred Edward Sinden and his wife Mabel Agnes , he grew up in the Sussex village of Ditchling, where their home doubled as the...
and Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins, OBE is an English character actor, voice-over artist and musical comedian with a career spanning over half a century who came to prominence in films in the 1960s, has been in work consistently since his professional debut in the mid 1950s, and as of 2010 is still an active...
.
It was adapted as a film in 1973.
City Theatre
- Viktor Skála .... Arnold Crouch
- Helena DvořákováHelena DvořákováHelena Dvořáková is a Czech actress. Also dvor-zha-kaw-vah: - last A is long.- Biography :She was born in 30 January 1979 in Brno, Czechoslovakia. She studied at an academic gymnasium and later continued her studies of dramatic arts at the Janáček Academy of Musical Arts in Brno. She graduated...
.... Miss Tipdale - Eva Jelínková .... Mrs. Frenchman
- Zdeněk Bureš .... Captain Frenchman
- Zdeněk Junák .... Gilbert Bodley
- Martin Havelka .... Harry McMichael
- Jitka ČvančarováJitka CvancarováJitka Čvančarová is a Czech actress. She works mainly on television, but also, since 2007, in film.- Biography :She was born 23 March, 1978 in Mělník, Czechoslovakia. She studied Secondary Technical School in Mělník and also she studied Musical Acting in Janáček Academy of Musical Arts...
.... Janie McMichael - Evelina Jirková .... Miss Sue
- Irena Konvalinková .... Maude Bodley
- Lukáš HejlíkLukáš HejlíkLukáš Hejlík is a Czech actor. He was born in Cítoliby by Louny, where he attended the local Business Academy. In 2002, he graduated at a drama school in Prague.-Mětské divadlo, Brno :*Slaměný klobouk .... Emil...
.... Paul Lawson
Equity Library Theatre
- Robert Lydiard .... Arnold Crouch
- Alynne Amkraut .... Miss Tipdale
- Ava Taulchin .... Miss Whittington
- Eliza Miller .... Mrs. Frenchman
- Frederick Walters .... Gilbert Bodley
- Richard Portnow .... Harry McMichael
- Jane Culley .... Janie McMichael
- Regis Bowman .... Mr. Frenchman
- Rusty Riegelman .... Sue Lawson
- Marilyn Alex .... Maude Bodley
- Harry Bennett .... Mr. Lawson