Stroud Theatre Festival

What's Wrong With Benny Hill? Stroud

The Stroud Theatre Festival returns for its 10th anniversary from 16th-18th September. A celebration of theatre with a wealth of performances covering a range of styles and genres from across the country as well as local talent from Gloucestershire.

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For five decades Benny Hill was hugely popular, the first comedian to be made famous by television. By the 1980's he was the biggest star in the world. In the early nighties his show was axed. Benny Hill has somehow become a controversial figure.

This new play will explore how this shy and complex man divides opinion in a way no other comedian has

This rehearsed, script in hand reading will feature, Dani Carbery and Mark Carey who last appeared in The Everyman Theatre's Educating Rita.