Bring me sunshine... (From Droitwich Advertiser)

Bring me sunshine...

11:00am Wednesday 3rd February 2010

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HOT on the heels of its hit West End run, one of the most acclaimed biographical plays of the last 10 years will be arriving in Redditch.

Written by Tim Whitnall, performed by Bob Golding and directed by Guy Masterson, Morecambe is a must for fans of comedy as well as Morecambe and Wise.

In 1977 The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special attracted 29 million viewers – half the entire population of the UK at the time.

In the 25 years since Eric Morecambe’s untimely death his popularity has not waned.

With numerous tribute programmes, TV reruns and DVD releases, his work, as one half of Britain’s most popular double act ever, has been kept alive and introduced to a whole new generation of fans.

The play aims to do the same thing as well as celebrate the life of the man who brought so many people sunshine.

Morecambe offers a moving, gloriously funny portrait of the affectionate lad with the funny bones, the big-hearted perfectionist, the born entertainer.

Eric’s daughter, Gail, said: "This show is a great homage to my father and to his relationship with Ernie.

“I left the theatre feeling privileged to be Eric Morecambe's daughter. He was a man that in his life time generated so much good will and love, at some personal cost.

“Now all these years on Bob Golding's performance and Tim Whitnall's writing, in a completely unsentimental way, fill the theatre with good will, love and for me at least, a stinging nostalgia of oh so happy times.”

The show is on Saturday, February 20 at 7.30pm.

For tickets or more information call 65203 or visit www.redditchpalacetheatre.co.uk or www.morecambetheplay.com.

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