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THE CUSTARD BOYS
Voted
BEST NEW THEATRE PRODUCTION 2012
SoSoGayMagazine Awards
"Your gong for the Best New Theatre Production was a closely fought race, but Seussical just missed out on the top spot to the world premier of The Custard Boys, seen at The Tabard Theatre earlier this year. The story of five London schoolboys being evacuated to a Norfolk seaside village, far away from Hitler's bombs, had audiences up on their feet during curtain calls, and was praised for its beautiful portrayal of homosexuality in an era where attitudes were stifling. More of this type of theatre in 2013 please Theatre Gods!"
"Sharp, witty and poignant...such gathered talent is rarely found in a Fringe production." ****** Edinburgh Evening News
"Wonderful, funny, touching and important...a gem of a play." ***** A Younger Theatre
"Incredibly funny...deeply touching." ***** Theatre Weekly
"Not just a fabulous theatrical romp, an important history lesson." ***** Broadway Baby
"A joyous romp." ***** Scotsgay Magazine
"A tender, human and wonderful piece about love and resilence." ***** Grumpy Gay Critic
"Great fun, should most certainly not be missed." ***** British Theatre Guide
"The play hurtles towards its conclusion at a pace just short of an Orton farce." ***** Catholic Herald
"Slick, polished, fast-paced, supremely confident...a gem of a show." **** Remote Goat
"Brought to life in a grand style...with strong endearing moments of intimacy, this play is a must see on the Fringe." **** Mumbles Theatre
"Lacks structure." The Stage
School prefect Terry Carleton is madly in love with fourth year junior Nicholas Allen, the chaplain has paintings of naked young men on his wall, while English master Eric Ashley fights his own good fight with his inner demons. it's 1967, and the law is about to change, but only for those over the age of 21. Cue the arrival of a severely homophobic new headmaster and his devoutly religious wife, intent on stamping out moral degeneracy, a crusade which has both hilarious and tragic consequences.
BOOK HERE FOR ABOVE THE STAG THEATRE, ARCH 17, MILES STREET, LONDON SW8 1RZ
Published in 1967, out of print for decades but now republished by Valancourt Books, Michael Campbell's Lord Dismiss Us was described by Christopher Isherwood as one of the greatest novels ever written about public school life.
A smash hit at the 70th Edinburgh Fringe, marking the fiftieth anniversary of the book's original publication and the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales, Boys of the Empire Productions are proud to announce the London transfer of Lord Dismiss Us to the Above The Stag Theatre for a limited run 25 October - 19 November.
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