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From: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Date: 20080208
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RODNEY Bewes, probably forever best known as Bob from The Likely Lads, is in a one man comedy show, the world premiere of On The Stage and Off.

Based on the writings of Jerome K Jerome, best known for Three Men in a Boat, this comedy tells of the trials and tribulations of life as a Victorian actor.

Bewes plays Jerome himself and the characters he encounters: theatre managers, landladies, stage door keepers, agents and, of course, actors, as he slowly comes to see the glamorous world of showbiz for what it is. A masterclass in comic acting, this unmissable event will ...

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