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The Crown Jewels review
It must have seemed like the perfect comedy idea - one of the great heist stories of history, some royal treasures, a wily master criminal with a real name better than any fiction could create and one of history's bawdiest monarchs - but it has all gone wrong for Simon Nye. Like its protagonist Captain Blood, the plan for the Garrick Theatre's summer show flounders and The Crown Jewels fails to cart off the goods, leaving the audience trapped in its towering nonsense.
Maryam Philpott, The Reviews Hub, 28th July 2023The Crown Jewels review
The Crown Jewels isn't terrible but it isn't great either. I can see why some people may find it funny, but it just didn't do much for me. A promising cast, an interesting premise, but not a memorable show.
Theatre & Tonic, 17th July 2023Al Murray, Matt Forde and Sean Foley talk Spitting Image The Musical
From RuPaul to Vladimir Putin, nobody's safe on the Phoenix Theatre's stage.
Tom Millward, What's On Stage, 16th June 2023Is it curtains for Britain's 'Oscars of comedy'?
The world-leading Edinburgh Comedy Awards are desperate for funding. Winners and supporters tell us what we'll lose if we don't act.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 30th May 2023Al Murray announces 2024 tour Guv Island
Al Murray has announced an extensive new 2024 tour for The Pub Landlord, Guv Island.
British Comedy Guide, 25th May 2023Al Murray on becoming a dad again - and a grandad
The Pub Landlord, 55, has a five-year-old. His daughter Scarlett, 23, has a nearly-four-year-old.
Danny Scott, The Times, 24th May 2023Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical announces West End cast
The complete cast of puppeteers and voice-over artists of the West End transfer of Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical has been revealed.
Tom Millward, What's On Stage, 10th May 2023The Crown Jewels on stage - first look at Al Murray and Mel Giedroyc
The play is based on a true story about one of the most audacious heist attempts in British history.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 28th April 2023Taskmaster's biggest controversies: Potatoes, hula-hoops and was it a throw?
Taskmaster Twitter had some big opinions about whether Mae Martin threw that ball, but Series 15 is far from the first time Greg's judging has caused mayhem.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 21st April 2023Al Murray to star in new Simon Nye comedy The Crown Jewels
Al Murray, Neil Morrissey, Mel Giedroyc, Joe Thomas will star in a new period comedy play, The Crown Jewels, from Men Behaving Badly and The Larkins writer Simon Nye, based on true events.
British Comedy Guide, 31st March 2023