The last comedy we went to see was Alan Ayckbourne’s Bedroom Farce at Venue Cymru in Llandudno. And a farce it was too – but not in the sense the producers intended! We walked out of the poorly acted production well before half time.
Last night was very different. It was a last minute decision to go and see Brick up the Mersey Tunnels and boy, are we glad we did!
The only seats left were in the front balcony at Liverpool’s magnificent Royal Court Theatre (a real theatre as opposed to the characterless “boxes” they build today). The high viewpoint didn’t impair our enjoyment one bit. The wonderful scouse humour on stage was at times matched by the heckling as the story unfolded about the cultural divide between the Wirral and Liverpool.
Jaws were well and truly aching by the end of the night. this was a wonderfully wicked comedy. Catch it if you can.
Dring Dring, Dring Dring, Dring Dring… “Hello. Border Frames. John speaking how may I help you.”
Me: “Hello. Chris Birchall here from Sunny North Wales. Just chasing up an order I placed a few days ago.”
Border Frames: “Let me see… Aye, it was dispatched yesterday on the 2-3 day service. If it doesn-ah turrn up tomorrow, it’ll most likely be after the Easter weekend. Hang on, I’ll just go on the City Link Tracking Site and see were it is.”
Me: “Isn’t technology wonderful. I suppose you’re going to tell me it’s in a white van on the middle carriageway of the M6 heading south, as we speak!?”
Border Frames: “Och No. The technology’s good – but it’s not that good. It just says it left the local depot this morning. But och aye – mebee one day we’ll be able to say it’s in a white van just pulling up outside your shop!”
Me: (laughing) “That’ll be the day. Hey thanks anyway. Got to go. Sound’s like I’ve got a customer.”
Hanging up, I go through to the shop… Parked outside is a white van… My bottom jaw remained at floor level as I signed for the parcel – and the hairs on the back of my neck are still standing on end!!
I was watching Coleen’s Real Women on ITV last night and mentioned to Jayne maybe we should do something like that through our studio.
She threw me a look – you know, that look – and said: read the rest of this article…
Our twelve “cheeky chappies” have just presented over £2,500 to North Wales Cancer Services charity fund-raising manager Ray Pritchard (below, centre)
The cash was handed over during a get-together at the Wynnstay Arms, where we all enjoyed an excellent buffet (courtesy of Autoproducts), everybody kept their clothes on and we even managed to sell more copies of the calender to some of the other diners! read the rest of this article…
NEWS UPDATE (1st July 2008) That old tree came back to haunt James this week – he almost lost a knee cap starting up his chain saw!
James Burnet is a 24 year old sales executive. He was talked into appearing in our Cheeky Chappies Charity Calendar by his boss, Roger Everett of Autoproducts, Ruthin.
The calendar was Roger’s idea, and we’ve just learned it has raised over £2500 for the North Wales Cancer Services Charity.
