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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
17 Nov

The hilarious ensemble farce set in the 1970s era of the hit BBC TV series is now available for amateur licensing!

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
By Guy Unsworth
Based on the TV series by Raymond Allen
Full Length Play, Comedy, 1970s
Cast: 4M, 2F
Set in the 1970s era of the hit BBC TV show, hilarious mishaps and DIY disasters unravel in this brilliant ensemble farce.
Betty is pregnant but, as she attempts to tell Frank, he is preoccupied by possible newfound fame as a magician. With guests arriving for dinner and crossed wires all round, priceless misunderstandings are on the menu. Hilarious mishaps and DIY disasters bring the house down, quite literally in this ensemble farce.

Read this interview with the late Raymond Allen about how his hit TV sitcom was adapted for the stage.
Raymond Allen on Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
February 20, 2019
https://www.breakingcharacter.com/home/2019/2/20/raymond-allen-on-some-mothers-do-ave-em

Read this interview with Guy Unsworth about the show's inspiration and his experience meeting the sitcom's late creator, Raymond Allen.
Guy Unsworth's Take on Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
November 8, 2022

REVIEWS:
 "A sparkling, frothy farce, hugely enjoyable as laugh-out-loud entertainment. Unsworth's pacey script is packed full of cracking jokes and wordplay. Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em can be enjoyed across the generations" -- WhatsOnStage, UK

"This adaptation of the 1970s sitcom, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, achieves something remarkable. It stays true to the original while delivering a fresh farce that's entirely of its own. Guy Unsworth nods to the 'plots' of Raymond Allen's sitcom but mixes these up for the play's own, well constructed, ends, in this hilarious ensemble farce." -- The Stage, UK

Photo credit: Scott Rylander
Sarah Earnshaw as Betty, Moray Treadwell as Mr Luscombe, Susie Blake as Mrs Fisher and Joe Pasquale as Frank Spencer in Guy Unsworth?s 2018 production.

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