The Penny Dreadfuls

Brothers Faversham on BBC7 & iPlayer

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:16:14 +0000

The Brothers Faversham is being repeated on BBC7 iPlayer – check out episode 3, Leonidas Faversham on iPlayer here.

Greenwich Theatre: Premiere of the New Show

admin — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:03:00 +0000

Come to the London premiere of our fifth live show, a brand new sketch show for 2010, 8th, 9th, 10th July, 8.30pm at the Greenwich Theatre. Book online here or call 020 8858 7755.

Greenwich dates now booking

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:34:36 +0000

We are busy at work on the brand new sketch show for 2010.

Very exciting to announce that we are returning to the beautiful Greenwich Theatre to perform the first official previews of the show before we take the show to the Edinburgh Festival in August.

Greenwich Theatre
8th, 9th, 10th July, 8.30pm
Book online here or call 020 8858 7755

New headshots

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:15:07 +0000

Dave and Humph shoot you with their handsome gun: Here they are with their new head shots:

Guy Fawkes Cast

admin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:56:49 +0000

Shot of the Guy Fawkes cast, Dave, Humph & Thom with Kevin Eldon, Miles Jupp and Andrew Pugsley.

Guy Fawkes on Radio 4

admin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:39:39 +0000

On November 5th, our radio play ‘Guy Fawkes’ will be broadcast as the afternoon play on Radio 4, starring Kevin Eldon in the eponymous role. The show was recorded in front of a sell out studio audience at the BBC’s studios in Western House. Have a look at some of pics from the recording below

The List: “a ruddy, bloody funny show.”

stevegreer — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:42:02 +0000

A glowing four-star review from The List for The Never Man:

A quality spoof from hammy trio

This positively undreadful show spoofs Bond and Hitchcock movies, Dirty Harry and The Prisoner in a delightfully strange hour of stupidness. Set in the theme park of Beef Island, Paul (an 83/4-year-old small boy, played by the giraffe-like Humphrey Ker) must help his hardnose Northern cop friend (David Reed) crack crime, and track down the mysterious Dr Lovable. Paul’s precocious worldly-wisdom brings plenty laughs, as he announces he is ‘essentially unshockable’ in a little deadpan squeal. [...] Quality performances all round, and a script imagined up by a twisted, comedy genius make this a ruddy, bloody funny show.

Click through for the full review. Be sure to join us in the Pleasance courtyard for one of our remaining dates – we’ve added a few more 11pm performances on 21st, 23rd, 28th and 29th August.

presenting… The Never Man

stevegreer — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:29:37 +0000

The Never Man is The Penny Dreadfuls’ brand new show for 2009. A terrifying new comedy thriller set on a mysterious themepark island.

The competition-winners are thrilled to wake up on Beef Island, the joyous themepark resort, full of your favourite beefy friends.

But there’s no way out for one man, waking up with a jolt, remembering nothing of his past. Beef by beef he starts to uncover the horrifying secret behind the island . . .

Edinburgh Festival, 5-31 August, 8.30pm, Pleasance Courtyard.
EXTRA DATES ANNOUNCED: 21st, 23rd, 28th, 29th at 11pm.

Fringe reviews for The Never Man

stevegreer — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:52:24 +0000

Fresh reviews from the Edinburgh Fringe for The Never Man from The Stage: “… goofiness, eccentricity and chemistry that has the flashes of the young Pythons and the sound of Rowan Atkinson from his Blackadder days,” and The Sunday Herald:

And then there’s The Penny Dreadfuls, a trio whose dramatic references between two great traditional British institutions: Ian Fleming novels and Blackadder. Their new show is set on a mysterious meat-themed amusement park, whose shadowy operator Dr Loveable (a hybrid of Walt Disney, Willy Wonka and Dr No) is hatching a nefarious, beefy plan for visitors at the grand opening. Only a disgruntled ex-cop and an eight-year-old boy can stop him. The trio make an art form of funny voices, but the genuinely exciting story, slickly timed jokes and sense that they are having a ball on stage make this one of the most traditionally enjoyable nights on the Fringe.

More reviews as they arrive in print.

First preview tonight, 8.30pm. Standby Red Alert.

admin — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:32:44 +0000

Hullo Nevernauts, our first preview of the Edinburgh show is tonight, 8.30pm at the Pleasance Courtyard, in our favourite venue, the amazing Pleasance 2. We’re showering especially – special treat for the audience there. If you’re in Edinburgh, come say hallo.

Buy tickets online here or call 0131 556 6550.