Round the Horne - 60th Anniversary Tour

Classic Comedy fans will be in their element as Apollo Theatre Company return breathing new life into the classic radio comedy show, Round the Horne.

Now in its fifth UK tour, this production transports the audience back to the late 1960s and the anarchic, boisterous atmosphere of the BBC’s Paris Theatre during the recordings of the programme that defined the genre for decades to come, complete with a live band and live sound effects.

With its infamous movie spoofs and hilarious regular characters such as Julian & Sandy, Rambling Syd Rumpo and J. Peasemold Gruntfuttock, Round the Horne was a cultural phenomenon, regularly drawing up to 15 million listeners per week and making stars of Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden.

Today, 60 years since its first broadcast, the show is still as popular as ever and audiences at over twenty venues will have the chance to experience live what makes the show so special.

Created with the blessing and support of the estates of the show’s writers, Barry Took and Marty Feldman, director Tim Astley has hand-picked a selection of the greatest sketches and songs from the 67 original episodes.

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