Details

Meet Seymour, the safest man in Britain. An insurance consultant who wears a belt and braces (and another belt, just to be sure). He's in last chance saloon, and everything rests on this one important conference call. What could possibly go wrong? Enter Marvin, a bungling burglar with bad knees... With Seymour's highly neurotic actress wife Gloria awaiting news on a star TV role, the burglar's psychopathic crime boss around the corner, and a share of the £30 billion insurance market at stake, will our heroes and their octopus get out alive?

Cast/Performers

Nick Hancock, Paul Bradley, Elliot Hope, Gillian Bevan, Carolyn Backhouse, Eric Richard

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Jack Milner, Mark Stevenson
Director: Joe Harmston

Octopus Soup!

Octopus Soup! (Play) production archive for QTIX code T800019069. Details of all Octopus Soup! archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S615859692

Archive Listings

15 Apr 19 to 20 Apr 19	Malvern Theatres Malvern, Worcestershire Performance Details => Venue archive
9 Apr 19 to 13 Apr 19	New Theatre Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive
1 Apr 19 to 6 Apr 19	Theatre Royal Windsor Windsor, Berkshire Performance Details => Venue archive
26 Mar 19 to 30 Mar 19	Devonshire Park Theatre Eastbourne, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive
19 Mar 19 to 23 Mar 19	Kings Theatre Portsmouth Southsea, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive
26 Feb 19 to 2 Mar 19	Darlington Hippodrome (formerly Civic Theatre) Darlington, County Durham Performance Details => Venue archive
20 Feb 19 to 23 Feb 19	Blackpool Grand Theatre Blackpool, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive
2 Feb 19 to 16 Feb 19	Belgrade Theatre Coventry, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

alison: 20Apr19:
Not sure whose idea to review as 'hilarious'but its far from that! Certainly not very farcical. Whether it was off night or lack of people in audience but even actors seemed to find it hard going at times. A few people did not treturn after interval and it was only my husband saying we'd give 2nd part a chance that we stayed! He said it was a bit better but I have to disagree!

Chris N Toots: 31Mar19:
Absolutely awful script, plot and (over) acting. Totally lacking in humour. We left in the interval along with others. Could not give zero stars but would have if available. Don't waste your money.

User Reviews

alison (20Apr19): Not sure whose idea to review as 'hilarious'but its far from that! Certainly not very farcical. Whether it was off night or lack of people in audience but even actors seemed to find it hard going at times. A few people did not treturn after interval and it was only my husband saying we'd give 2nd part a chance that we stayed! He said it was a bit better but I have to disagree!

Chris N Toots (31Mar19): Absolutely awful script, plot and (over) acting. Totally lacking in humour. We left in the interval along with others. Could not give zero stars but would have if available. Don't waste your money.

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