REVIEW: Dinnerladies at Worthing's Connaught Theatre

JUST over 10 years after Victoria Wood's first sitcom began delighting TV audiences, Dinnerladies has made its debut on the stage.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Apr 2009, 17:57 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 00:49 BST

And still it is thrilling audiences up and down the country as it embarks on a national tour that visits Worthing this week before continuing its run up until mid-July.

The Connaught Theatre was spilling over with laughter from start to finish as the much-loved story of Bren and Tony's relationship was condensed from the second of the TV series to about two hours on stage.

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Original cast members Andrew Dunn and Shobna Gulati recreated their roles as Tony and Anita, while the rest of the new cast did an admirable job of keeping the characters as close to the originals as possible.

Stella Ross, particularly, could so easily have been Anne Reid in the part of Jean '“ and maybe it's her voice-over specialities that helped keep even the voice true.

The show was a delight, bringing all the best of the well-remembered lines back to life, thanks to David Graham's adaptation from the TV scripts.

Even the front-of-house staff were in their pinnies to greet people, which made a lovely little addition to the evening.

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Dinnerslades is at Worthing's Connaught Theatre until Saturday, April 4, at 7.30pm daily with a Saturday matine at 2.30pm.

Tickets 13 to 22.

Visit www.worthingtheatres.co.uk or call the box office on 01903 206206.

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