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Date: Friday 2nd May 2025
Time: 19:00:00
Venue: St Georges Church, High Street, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1AX
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Event Information
The nation’s favourite sitcom returns! The boys are delighted to head to St George’s Beckenham with three new episodes.
Two actors, two microphones, over twenty-five characters – and lots of sound effects! Dad’s Army Radio Show bring’s Perry and Croft’s classic BBC comedy to life in this highly acclaimed stage production.
Three episodes of the popular sitcom – adapted for radio for the very first time – are hilariously and lovingly enacted on stage by two master performers – complete with sound effects, vintage music and all your favourite Perry and Croft characters and catchphrases.
The original television episodes newly minted for The Dad’s Army Radio Show national tour 2024 are:
- The Love of Three Oranges
- The Miser’s Hoard
- The Making of Private Pike
As seen on Dad’s Army: The Animations (UKTV Gold), David Benson (Goodnight Sweetheart and One Man, Two Guvnors) and Jack Lane (Wisdom of a Fool and 7 Days) will transport you right back to Walmington.
‘Benson and Lane’s two-man Army are a comedy force to be reckoned with.’
★★★★★ Radio Times
‘Benson & Lane carry it all off beautifully.’
★★★★ Daily Telegraph
‘Pretty much perfect feat of mimicry.’ The Times
‘Utterly brilliant, the best Dad’s Army recreation I’ve seen.’ Barry Cryer
‘Brilliant! The speed, accuracy and comic timing are breathtaking. I loved it!’
Joan Le Mesurier
“David Benson and Jack Lane turn in sterling work as Walker and Pike respectively. Their touring Dad’s Army Radio Show is superb; do catch it if you can.” Radio Times on Dad’s Army: The Animations
Additional reviews
★★★★★ Radio Times ★★★★★ Act Drop ★★★★ Spy in the Stalls ★★★★ Love London Love Culture
★★★★★ Act Drop ★★★★★ The Review Chap ★★★★ Sardines Magazine
★★★★★ London Theatre 1 ★★★★ Daily Mail ★★★★ Musical Theatre Musings
★★★★★ The Reviews Hub ★★★★ The Mail on Sunday ★★★★ Edinburgh Evening News
★★★★★ Fringe Guru ★★★★ Playhouse Pickings ★★★★ Edinburgh 49
★★★★★ Southside Advertiser ★★★★ ReviewsGate ★★★★ The Wee Review
Refreshments
Non Alcoholic Refreshments will be available for purchase at this event (Cash Only).
Event Artists
David Benson
Best-known for his performance as Noel Coward in the BBC's classic war-time comedy Goodnight Sweetheart. David exploded onto the theatre scene with his first solo show Think No Evil of Us: My Life With Kenneth Williams, in 1996. The show became an instant classic, winning praises from audiences, critics and Dames Maggie Smith and Barbara… (click for more information)
Jack Lane
Jack founded Engine Shed Theatre Company in 2010. He soon adapted three episodes and two Christmas specials of the classic BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son receiving approval from the original writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. In 2015 Jack premiered Wisdom of a Fool, a self-penned one-man play based on the life and career of… (click for more information)
Links
Website: http://www.dadsarmyradioshow.co.uk
Twitter: https://x.com/DadsArmyRadio/status/1775455187110428902
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DadsArmyRadio/?locale=en_GB