OCTOPUS SOUP!
New Theatre, Cardiff, Tue 9-Sat 13 Apr; Grand Theatre, Swansea, Tue 23-Sat 27 Apr
Octopus Soup! is a quick-witted comedy show penned by writing duo Jack Milner and Mark Stevenson. It stars Nick Hancock of West End smash An Evening With Gary Lineker and ex-host of BBC’s Room 101. Joining him onstage is Paul Bradley of EastEnders and Holby City fame, as well as Gillian Bevan, Carolyn Backhouse and Eric Richard, all bringing their sharp charm to the show hitting Cardiff and Swansea.
The uptight, all-business insurance consultant Seymour (Hancock) is labelled as the ‘safest man in Britain’. He has an urgent conference call, upon which his entire future rests. But then an unsuspecting Seymour comes into contact with a bumbling burglar, Marvin. With other colourful characters such as Seymour’s neurotic actress wife Gloria and a crazy crime boss thrown into the mix, will Seymour be able to land his share of the £30 billion insurance market at stake?
A seemingly surreal barmy British farce, this performance will hope to have you wheezing in your seat. With physical slapstick, impeccable comedic timing and a tour-de-force cast with some cracking one-liners, Octopus Soup! visits Wales on a mini-tour to Cardiff’s New Theatre and Swansea’s Grand Theatre. A laugh for insurance consultants and burglars alike…
Tickets: £13-£35 (Cardiff); £12-£21 (Swansea). Info: 029 2087 8889 / www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk / 01792 475715 www.swanseagrand.co.uk
words Dylan Bellis