Wilde Theatre
South Hill Park
Bracknell
Tuesday 9th to Saturday 13th November 1999
Book and Lyrics by L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber
Music by Noel Gay
Book Revised by Stephen Fry with contributions by Mike Ockrent
This light-spirited comedy first cheered British hearts in the pre-Second World War era and was a favourite of the Queen Mother, then the Duchess of York. The story of a cockney lad, Bill Snibson, who inherits the title and fortune of the Earl of Hereford, subject to his ability to convince the will's aristocratically snooty executors of his suitability, unfolds with non-stop tomfoolery. Pun follows pun as Bill steadfastly refuse to give up his Lambeth girlfriend, Sally Smith, to gain his fortune. Songs include "The Sun Has Got His Hat On", "The Lambeth Walk", and, of course, "Me and My Girl".