This farce is set in a suite at the four star westminster hotel london, just around the corner from the house of commons. Ray cooneys credits include run for your wife, funny money and two into one, caught in the net and it runs in the family. Out of order at the theatre royal, brighton times2. Out of order by ray cooney 1 set, 6 males, 4 females. Cooneys plays are not high brow literature, remarks carpenter square artistic director rhonda clark.
Out of order 6 male, 4 female ray cooney published by samuel french ltd 9780573018589. George pidgen, his aide, manages to bungle the whole plan, leaving staff and guests reeling in confusion. Written by the master of british farce, ray cooney, out of order is a hilarious olivier award. The stillorgan players april 2018 playwright ray cooney.
Out of order was first produced regionally in 1980, under the original title whose wife is it anyway, with cooney playing george pigden. Caught in the net by ray cooney may 729, 2004 directed by doobie potter. Out of order michael shaw and eliza mcclelland in out of order at st edmunds hall, southwold. No doubt, soon afterward, the event featured in a raft of dirty jokes.
Out of order acting edition paperback march 20, 2015. Mar 20, 2015 out of order acting edition paperback march 20, 2015. Cooney on stage ltd brings you the fantastic collection of productions by ray cooney. Quote from ray having directed my olivier award winning play in london and all over the world, and hearing all that wonderful raucous laughter from audiences, it has become one of my favourite plays. Ray cooney who is celebrating seventy years in the industry also wrote run for your wife, funny money and two into one, caught in the net and it runs in the family. Out of order debuts for dinner theatre the reflector.
Cooneys other famous farces include run for your wife, funny money, it runs in the family and one for the pot. Ray cooney began his theatrical career as a boy actor in song of norway at the palace theatre in 1946. Out of order is a 1990 farce written by english playwright ray cooney. The play was written by ray cooney, one of britains most successful playwrights. Ray cooneys out of order at churchill theatre in bromley 20 24 june, 2017. When richard willey jeffrey harmer, a government junior minister, plans to spend the evening with jane worthington susie amy, one of the oppositions typists, in the westminster hotel, things do disastrously wrong beginning with the discovery of a body trapped in the hotels. Its a different young lady this time but a far worse problem. Out of order by ray cooney dec 9 dec 31, 2016 regional premiere rollicking holiday comedy richard willey, a government junior minister, plans an evening with jane worthington, one of the oppositions typists, but things go disastrously wrong, beginning with the discovery of a body trapped in the hotels only unreliable sash window. May 04, 2017 ray cooney s out of order at churchill theatre in bromley 20 24 june, 2017. In out of order a lascivious government minister and a secretary of the opposition party discover a dead body in their. The argyle players will present ray cooneys awardwinning comedy out of order as their spring production, with performances running from wednesday 4 th to saturday 7 th may 2016 at the tovey hall theatre, central united reformed church, in grove street, bath set in a suite at the westminster hotel, cooneys farce finds junior government minister richard willey planning to spend a. Jan 23, 2010 out of order by ray cooney directed by david belew through feb.
Trousers drop, a sexy secretary gets stranded in her lingerie, a dead body gets hoisted about and a philandering politicians reputation and marriage are on the line in ray cooney. He served his apprenticeship by playing in various repertory companies. Publisher philip markham is asked by his business partner, henry, if he can borrow the flat for the evening to entertain his latest girlfriend as philip and his wife will be out, he reluctantly agrees. House of hate, percy janes, 1992, canadian fiction, 320 pages. Ray cooney s fastpaced farce was nominated for the 2002 olivier britains tony award and the 2001 evening standard awards for best new comedy, and carpenter square theatre is staging its oklahoma premiere. First time director damon hill has played to his strengths and delivered lots of visual.
Dec 02, 2016 full casting has been announced for out of order, the olivier awardwinning comedy returning to the stage in 2017 a gleeful new production directed by playwright ray cooney, the master of farce the telegraph, who is celebrating seventy years in the industry. When richard willey, a government junior minister, plans to spend the e. Behn thm45146 script for the critic by richard brinsley thm45147. Script for out of order by ray cooney thm45145 script for the emperor of the moon by a. He sets out to entertain with zany characters that he puts in even zanier circumstances. Theatre britains production of ray cooneys out of order may not be in a foreign country, but there is certainly a crowd. The injuries he sustained, forced him into retirement. For amateur rights and professional repertory rights please contact.
Ive updated it to present day and fortunately the basic premise of a philandering mp is as likely today as it was w. Ray cooney plays filing history free information from. Ray cooneys classic comedy, out of order, starring a cast of tv favourites is set to tour the uk in 2017. Ray cooney has had 17 plays performed on londons prestigious west end during his long and illustrious career and his farces typically begin by placing an. The argyle players present ray cooney classic out of order. Darren bell here the bungler caught in a web of tightening intrigue is a married tory junior minister by the name of, fnarrfnarr, willey. From stageright, the 82yearold playwright shuffles into view, chuckling all the while, and bellows his signature catchphrase. Ray cooney plays free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. As richard shouldnt be with the young lady in the first place he cant report the body to either the. It runs in the family a new comedy, ray cooney, jan 1. His fall landed him in the hospital with extensive back and hip injuries. The olivier awardwinning comedy returns to the stage in a gleeful new production and with a new name directed cooney, who is celebrating seventy years in the industry, and starring shaun williamson eastenders, extras, sue holderness only. Caught in the net is actually a sequel to cooney s popular run for your wife that ran in london for 9.
Ray cooney has had 17 plays performed on londons prestigious west end during his long and illustrious career and his farces typically begin by placing an easily recognisable character in a perilous situation. The out of order, minister programme is also here in pdf format. It had a long run at the shaftesbury theatre starring donald sinden and michael williams. Full casting has been announced for out of order, the olivier awardwinning comedy returning to the stage in 2017 a gleeful new production directed by playwright ray cooney, the master of farce the telegraph, who is celebrating seventy years in the industry. Aug 30, 2014 each of ray cooneys youtube videos begins the same way. The story begins with a married conservative junior. Two into one by ray cooney 1 multiple set, 5 males, 5 females.
Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Out of order was first produced regionally in 1980, under the original. When richard willey, a government junior minister, plans to. Out of order theatre britain cox building playhouse. He played in dry rot and simple spymen and then began a writing career which, to date, has sent eighteen plays to the west end including. Our second play of the season is about as far from the first as you could get from a spooky thriller to an hilarious farce. His biggest success, run for your wife 1983, ran for nine years in londons west end and is its longestrunning comedy. Joseph high school power players 2010 presents out of order a comedy play by ray cooney. Sep 28, 2014 theatre britains production of ray cooneys out of order may not be in a foreign country, but there is certainly a crowd.
Out of order acting edition by ray cooney 20150320. It runs in the family a new comedy, ray cooney, jan 1, 1990, 181 pages. Out of order is set in 1992 on the sixth floor of the westminster hotel in london, england. Run for your wife, its ray cooneys youtube channel film. The production will open in guildford on 8 march and tour the uk until july.
Out of order acting edition by ray cooney 20150320 ray cooney on. When richard willey, a government junior minister, plans to spend the evening with jane worthington, one of the oppositions typists, things go disastrously wrong in this hugely successful sequel. The immortal tagline of any bad day is instantly relatable, echoes with resigned frustration and perfectly sums up ray cooney s theatrical farce out of order. Out of order won londons lawrence olivier award for comedy of the year and went on to be another worldwide hit. Script for out of order by ray cooney scripts the derek. Ray cooneys out of order touring the uk in 2017 theatre. In this forerunner to out of order, richard willey mp is trying to seduce one of the prime ministers secretaries. While attempting to take a second floor window, back in november 2003, a back draft knocked him from his ladder. Out of order is directed by cooney himself who has been dubbed as the master of farce the telegraph. He played in dry rot and simple spymen and then began a writing career which, to date, has sent eighteen plays to the.
Andrew hall and shaun williamson in out of order credit. This sequel to two into one finds richard willey in the westminster hotel once again. Guardian made me laugh more than any play i have seen in the west end this year. Cooney began to act in 1946, appearing in many of the whitehall farces of brian. The stage energetically played old school ray cooney farce given a topical makeover. It had a long run at the shaftesbury theatre starring donald sinden and michael williams as with many other ray cooney plays, it features a lead actor in this case a junior uk minister who has to lie his way out of an embarrassing situation in this case a planned adultery with a secretary with the help of an innocent. Out of order by ray cooney barn theatre, oxted tops. Ray cooney, a husband and proud father of three, is a retired new york city firefighter. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Raymond george alfred cooney, obe born 30 may 1932 is an english playwright, actor, and director. The derek smee collection scripts script for out of order by ray cooney. A pleasurably contrived and confusing farce out of order. Ray cooneys out of order, the olivier award winning comedy is coming to the theatre royal nottingham. And what the crowd there knows is that its a great place for farce.
The destructive family can tu upon itself is the theme of this powerful work, which has in the words of margaret laurence, become a classic of its kind. The production will open in guildford on 8 march and tour the uk until july, with a national press night in brighton on. Its a different young lady this time but a far worse problem arises in the shape of a dead body stuck in the window of their suite. Out of order is a screwball comedy written by ray cooney that showcases the antics of a wild bevy of characters and an even wilder plot line. Out of order runs at the opera house, manchester, from tuesday 30 may through to saturday. Each of ray cooneys youtube videos begins the same way. Out of order runs at the opera house, manchester, from tuesday 30 may through to. For all other professional and foreign language rights please contact. I dont know who the first public official to be caught with his pants down was, but i wouldnt be surprised if it happened before men even wore pants.