Boeing Boeing

Boeing Boeing 

Devonshire Park Theatre

Eastbourne

9th-13th October 2018

Cast (alphabetical)

Katy Dean

Alan Drake

Polly Lister

Polly Smith

Phil Stewart

Rebecca Wheatley

9 years have passed since I last saw this comedy by Marc Camelotti, but it's lost none of it's flair.

This version, directed by Ben Roddy, is a hilarious production which literally has you laughing from beginning to end.

For those unfamiliar with the plot Bernard is a successful architect, living in Paris. He is "playing" 3 pretty air hostesses by having relationships with all of them at the same time. With all on different airlines and schedules he is relying merely on the airline timetables running on perfect time to keep them apart.

It doesn't take a genius to work out that this is the perfect recipe for disaster and mayhem. When an old school friend, Richard, turns up out of the blue he does his best to help his mate out of a crisis but just adds to the bedlam. Meanwhile Bernard's despairing maid, Bertha, tries her best to keep everybody fed and watered ,with a cuisine appropriate to each hostesses homeland. At the same time she tries to keep all the love-struck mistresses apart.

I've seen plenty of farces over the years. But Boeing Boeing has to be one of the finest for constant hilarity using the simplest of sets.

It really is one of those plays you want to see again simply because of how funny it is.

It has to be said the whole cast are amazing, providing laughs galore. But I think its only fair to say that Alan Drake should get an award for stamina as Bernard's role is incredibly demanding. Remembering which woman is behind which door in addition to recalling a complex script must take some doing. He does a superb job and it's not surprising that at the end he is dripping in sweat !

I always listen out for comments in the audience though. The runaway favorite acting performance (and I am in complete agreement here) was Rebecca Wheatley's superb portrayal of Bertha the maid. Rebecca turns in a simply hysterical performance.

If you want to escape all your troubles for a couple of hours and just want a really good laugh this Boeing Boeing comedy by PhilBen productions really is a first class, top flight farce. Laughs aplenty!

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