The Missing Hancocks

Actor and Tony Hancock super-fan Kevin McNally will be starring in a performance of The Missing Hancocks at The Tabard Theatre in Chiswick on Sunday 4th May at 3.00pm.

The episodes performed will be “The Matador” and “The New Neighbour”. Kevin will be joined on stage by the original radio recording cast, Simon Greenall, Robin Sebastian, Kevin Eldon and Susy Kane.

It's a small venue with a very limited number of seats available so wise to book as early as you can. You can book here

Between 1954 and 1959, BBC Radio recorded 102 episodes of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's comedy classic, Hancock's Half Hour. The first modern sitcom, it made stars of Tony Hancock, Sid James and Kenneth Williams, and launched Galton & Simpson as one of the most successful comedy-writing partnerships in history. Actor Neil Pearson discovered the scripts of recordings lost from the BBC’s archives and the show was first performed at the Assembly Rooms for the Edinburgh Festival in 2015 and then was recorded for BBC Radio 4.

• Tony Hancock – The Lad Himself, a graphic novel by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page is available here direct from the publisher, AmazonUK (Affiliate Link) or your preferred bookseller (Affiliate Link)

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