Bananaman lives!

Art by Nigel Parkinson.

I was at the Southwark Playhouse on Tuesday to see the brilliant Josie Lawrence in the anti-war play Mother Courage and Her Children by Bernard Brecht. This is the show's last few days but I thoroughly recommend it to anyone to catch it before it ends. Powerful, emotive performances by Josie and the cast in a great intimate theatre where you feel you're part of the story.

Next week, a new show opens at the same theatre: Bananaman, a musical by Leon Parris based on the long-running comics character. As most of you know, Bananaman was created by Steve Bright and began in Nutty comic back in 1980 where it was drawn by John Geering, then the strip moved over to The Dandy after the two comics merged. When The Dandy ended in 2012 it moved to The Beano, where it still resides, now written by Tommy Donbavand and drawn by Wayne Thompson.

Glaswegian actor Matthew McKenna is playing the part of Bananaman, and here he is in costume designed by Mike Leopold. Photo by Claire Bilyard.

Photo by Claire Bilyard.

Bananaman runs from 15th December 2017 to 20th January 2018 and you can find out more info and ticket details here:
http://ift.tt/2BIAKp7

Bananaman lives!

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