Details

Norma is looking for Mr Wonderful..but will she find him in the local paper's lonely hearts column? Norma's ageing mother thinks so, and spends her time picking out likely candidates for Norma to share her life with. Norma is not so sure. A string of depressing dates has left her disappointed with the opposite sex..until she meets Geoff - but is he all that he seems? Meanwhile Norma's mother has her own Mr Wonderful - a ragged teddy bear who is her best friend, confidant and surrogate grand-child. At her happiest tucked up in bed with Mr Wonderful, the telly and a box of Liquorice Allsorts, her romance days are over, and she only has Norma's happiness to worry about!

Cast/Performers

Judith Barker, Paul Gabriel, Judy Holt, Rob Parry

Creatives/Company

Author: James Robson
Director: Kenneth Alan Taylor
Design: Celia Perkins

Mr Wonderful

Mr Wonderful (Play) production archive for QTIX code T0655076362. Details of all Mr Wonderful archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S4290

Archive Listings

8 Mar 01
to
31 Mar 01

Coliseum Theatre
Oldham, Greater Manchester
Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

UK Theatre Web: 13Mar01:
Mr Wonderful is a comedy that prefers its brush strokes to be broad that is why they have got coliseum veteran Judith Barker at the healm who proves to be a tour de force as Phoebe Green, the domineering mother who believes she is the queen mother. She displays perfect timing and a genuine flare for comedy. She is also ably supported by Judy Holt who plays her downtrodden daughter Norma, who has to search the lonely hearts columns to find her own Mr Wonderful, Rob Parry plays several roles fantastically including a scotch drunk and a cyclist who favours red lycra, where as Paul Gabriel plays Lazenby with hunky charm.

User Reviews

USER: UK Theatre Web (13Mar01): Mr Wonderful is a comedy that prefers its brush strokes to be broad that is why they have got coliseum veteran Judith Barker at the healm who proves to be a tour de force as Phoebe Green, the domineering mother who believes she is the queen mother. She displays perfect timing and a genuine flare for comedy. She is also ably supported by Judy Holt who plays her downtrodden daughter Norma, who has to search the lonely hearts columns to find her own Mr Wonderful, Rob Parry plays several roles fantastically including a scotch drunk and a cyclist who favours red lycra, where as Paul Gabriel plays Lazenby with hunky charm.

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