Howerd's End

Tour synopsis, cast & creatives

March 6, 2017 marked the centenary of the birth of a comedy legend: Frankie Howerd, who was and still is "one of Britain's best-loved comedians". A radical, whose courage and innovation as a performer have too often been obscured by cosy nostalgia, he was the first stand-up to dispense with conventional punchlines and slick patter, instead crafting stumbling, surreal streams of insecurity, based on his sense of inadequacy, disappointment and sheer unsuitability to the very job of being a comedian. In his refusal to 'do' comedy like everyone else had done, he paved the way for other non-conformists like The Goons, Monty Python and Eddie Izzard.

Cast/Performers

Simon Cartwright (Frankie Howerd), Mark Farrelly (Dennis)

Creatives/Company

Author: Mark Farrelly
Director: Joe Harmston