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Being Tommy Cooper

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  1w, 3m

Tom Green

Las Vegas 1954: Tommy Cooper faces the prospect of his first big
failure. As personal and professional problems collide, he faces stark
choices about the future.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Biography
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary

Packed with classic lines and hilarious routines, Being Tommy Cooper is a celebration of Britain's favourite comedian and an exploration of his darker side.

The play also tells the story of three other people in Tommy's life. There's his dour Scottish manager Miff Ferrie, with whom Tommy is locked in what he calls "a hate-hate relationship". We meet Billy Glason, a onetime vaudeville act who has set himself the almost impossible task of selling Cooper a huge collection of jokes. And, finally, there is Mary Kay – the woman who Tommy fell in love with and came to rely on. There was only one woman she couldn't compete with: Tommy's wife. This excellent cast brings the Tommy Cooper legend vividly to life in this award-nominated production.

Tommy Cooper's age in the play ranges from his early thirties to his late forties.

Miff Ferrie, Cooper's manager, was born in Edinburgh and is 10 years older than Tommy.

Billy Glason is a washed-up, 50-something Jewish Bostonian comic.

Mary Kay, Tommy's mistress, is seven years younger than him (her scenes are set in 1969 when she is 41).

  • Time Period 1960s, 1950s
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Audience Participation/Interactive, Physical Comedy, Play w/ Music
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Strong Language

Music

  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Authors

Author

Tom Green

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