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A film version starring Danny Dyer was released in 2013. Unlike the play, it was a critical and commercial disaster, frequently appearing on lists of the worst films ever made due to its inability to translate the stage mayhem to the screen.
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It opened at the Virginia Theatre in March 1989, directed by and starring Ray Cooney. Despite Cooney's involvement, it received mixed reviews and closed after 52 regular performances. 6. Run for Your Wife
His meticulous schedule is shattered when he is hospitalized after intervening in a mugging. Confusion at the hospital leads to both addresses appearing on police records, sparking investigations by two different police forces (Wimbledon and Streatham).
The play premiered at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in October 1982 before moving to London's West End in 1983. It ran for nine years across various theaters, including the Shaftesbury, Criterion, and Whitehall. A film version starring Danny Dyer was released in 2013
is a classic British farce written by Ray Cooney that became a staple of West End theater for nearly a decade. Known for its frantic pace and complex web of lies, the play is a masterclass in the "trouser-dropping" comedic style that defines much of Cooney's work. Plot Overview
It is often cited as one of the best examples of British farce, translated into 35 languages and performed hundreds of thousands of times worldwide. Despite Cooney's involvement, it received mixed reviews and
Using his irregular taxi shifts as cover, John maintains two separate homes and two unsuspecting wives— Mary Smith in Wimbledon and Barbara Smith in Streatham.