Details

On the eve of his retirement from Lockheart Holdings, Sir Chiffley Lockheart sets his top executive, Philip, the task of dreaming up one final money making wheeze. With the help of marketing babe and professional bitch-on-heat, Kirsten, Philip comes up with the idea which will change the face of the planet.

Cast/Performers

David Haig, Neil Stacy, Stephen Mapes, Iona Grant

Creatives/Company

Author: Ben Elton
Director: Paul Jepson
Design: Christopher Oram
Lighting: Howard Harrison
Producer: Kenneth H Wax

Gasping

Gasping (Play) production archive for QTIX code T599880230. Details of all Gasping archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S3371

Archive Listings

5 Jun 00 to 10 Jun 00	Theatre Royal Bath, Bath & North East Somerset Performance Details => Venue archive
29 May 00 to 3 Jun 00	Sheffield Theatres Sheffield, South Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive
22 May 00 to 27 May 00	Oxford Playhouse Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
8 May 00 to 13 May 00	His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen Performance Details => Venue archive
1 May 00 to 6 May 00	Blackpool Grand Theatre Blackpool, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive
24 Apr 00 to 29 Apr 00	Arts Theatre Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive
17 Apr 00 to 22 Apr 00	Theatre Royal Brighton, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive
10 Apr 00 to 15 Apr 00	Grand Theatre Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
3 Apr 00 to 8 Apr 00	Grand Opera House York, North Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive
27 Mar 00 to 1 Apr 00	Palace Theatre Manchester, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive
20 Mar 00 to 25 Mar 00	Marlowe Theatre Canterbury, Kent Performance Details => Venue archive
13 Mar 00 to 18 Mar 00	Belgrade Theatre Coventry, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
6 Mar 00 to 11 Mar 00	Milton Keynes Theatre Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive
28 Feb 00 to 4 Mar 00	Theatre Royal Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive
21 Feb 00 to 26 Feb 00	Richmond Theatre Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
14 Feb 00 to 19 Feb 00	Malvern Theatres Malvern, Worcestershire Performance Details => Venue archive
7 Feb 00 to 12 Feb 00	New Victoria Theatre Woking, Surrey Performance Details => Venue archive
24 Jan 00 to 5 Feb 00	Churchill Theatre Bromley, Kent Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

The Telegraph: 11Jan01:
[David Haig] excels as the obsequious executive who comes up with the brilliant idea of privatising the air supply, and the script combines Swiftian indignation with [Ben Elton] s usual plethora of willy jokes.

User Reviews

The Telegraph (11Jan01): [David Haig] excels as the obsequious executive who comes up with the brilliant idea of privatising the air supply, and the script combines Swiftian indignation with [Ben Elton] s usual plethora of willy jokes.

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