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Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening review

Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening! is a quick fire and entertaining satire performed by an excellent ensemble cast.

Sally Jack, British Theatre Guide, 20th March 2024

Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening review

I know it's a cliché, but this is almost the definition of a curate's egg.

Chris Parkle, The Real Chrisparkle, 26th February 2024

Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening review

Fans of the show will love it and there are enough good jokes in it for everyone. Never mind the donkey it is well worth dropping everything to go and see this show.

Adam Williams, North West End UK, 14th February 2024

Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening review

Yes, the show is achingly funny and perceptive but like all good satire it leaves the audience to think, perhaps, a little more clearly about what is the true state of society.

Ray Taylor, The Reviews Hub, 7th February 2024

Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening review

There's more to Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening than simple nostalgia that should offer an appeal beyond the TV show's existing fan base.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 31st January 2024

Inside the wild creation of Drop The Dead Donkey

Ahead of a new stage revival, the creators and cast of Channel 4's classic 90s newsroom sitcom remember close encounters with future Bond stars, writing episodes at the last minute and the meaning between that mysterious title.

Dorian Lynskey, The Guardian, 20th January 2024

Drop The Dead Donkey to return as touring stage show

Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin have written a Drop The Dead Donkey stage show. Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening!, which stars the original cast, will tour from January to June 2024.

British Comedy Guide, 30th May 2023

Stephen Tompkinson found not guilty of grievous bodily harm

Actor Stephen Tompkinson has been found not guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to a drunken man making noise outside his home.

BBC, 11th May 2023

Drop The Dead Donkey creator Andy Hamilton gives evidence in Stephen Tompkinson trial

Comedian and writer Andy Hamilton and actors Nichola McAuliffe and Dean Bone appeared in court as character witnesses for Tompkinson, who is standing trial accusing of inflicted grievous bodily harm (GBH).

ITV, 9th May 2023

Stephen Tompkinson denies 'battering dad and leaving him with fractured skull'

Actor Stephen Tompkinson denied battering a dad so badly he was left with a double skull fracture as he appeared in court today. The 56-year-old is charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Karl Poole.

Robin Perrie & Alice Fuller, The Sun, 7th September 2022

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