{"id":857,"date":"2019-05-28T21:49:42","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T21:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/?page_id=857"},"modified":"2019-10-22T22:39:10","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T22:39:10","slug":"that-joke-isnt-funny-any-more","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/?page_id=857","title":{"rendered":"THAT JOKE ISN’T FUNNY ANY MORE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

THAT JOKE ISN’T FUNNY ANYMORE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barons Court Theatre, London, May 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Directed by Andrew Cleaver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast: Mark Elias, Pete Picton, Sacha Walker, Isabel Carr, Julian Farrance, Tony Rowden<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stand-up comedian Leon Shepherd can’t get arrested. Spending yet another lonely night in his bedsit, endlessly rehearsing his routine, he’s horrified to hear voices coming from his wardrobe. Out springs a compere to introduce a succession of people from Leon’s past who each take the microphone and perform stand-up routines in front of him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Michael Ross’s new play poses this question of how we narrate our life stories with intelligence and wit……This is a well-constructed and thought provoking play. At only an hour long, it leaves you wanting more…..There is a sensitive, somewhat maudlin touch here that leaves a lasting impression.”<\/em> Edward Lukes, The London Magazine. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THAT JOKE ISN’T FUNNY ANYMORE Barons Court Theatre, London, May 2010. Directed by Andrew Cleaver. Cast: Mark Elias, Pete Picton, Sacha Walker, Isabel Carr, Julian Farrance, Tony Rowden Stand-up comedian Leon Shepherd can’t get arrested. Spending yet another lonely night in his bedsit, endlessly rehearsing his routine, he’s horrified to hear voices coming from his … <\/p>\n

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