Party: Steptoe & Son Dinner Show

Party: Steptoe & Son Dinner Show

Tickets $80

The Acting Factory brings back the infamous “rag and bone” father & son team from the 60’s and 70’s Steptoe and Son is a classic BBC comedy sitcom that ran from 1962 to 1965 followed by a second run from 1970 to 1974. The series was voted 15th in a 2004 BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom.

The program centres around two characters, a father and son, “rag and bone” men who peddle their junk trade around Shepherd’s Bush in West London. Albert, the father, has seen a lot of what life has to offer someone in his position and does not like what he’s seen one bit. His son, Harold, on the other hand has social ambitions and wants to move up in the world, mainly to escape the family home and his father. However his plans are always foiled by his father’s deliberate put-downs or outright sabotage.

The Acting Factory Director Mark Bell reunites some of his talented cast from last year’s successful run of Fawlty Towers at Mamre House and adds some well-known talent for key roles. “I get great enjoyment directing stage adaptations of classic British sitcoms and the cast and I am confident we can pull it off again. From costumes to set, the audience will be transported to Oil Drum Lane, Shepherds Bush”

The Acting Factory will be performing two classic episodes from the series: Desperate Hours – Set on a cold winter’s day the peace and quiet of a game of cribbage is interrupted by the arrival of two escaped convicts, elderly Frank and the younger Johnny. Recovering from their initial fright, the two rag and bone men soon find they have much in common with the two felons.

A Star is Born - Harold has joined an amateur dramatics group who use the Steptoe house as a rehearsal room for their play set in Afghanistan during the days of the Raj. Initially mistrustful of actors Albert changes his mind when given a part in the play.

The Acting Factory will be performing Steptoe and Son at Rooty Hill RSL on the 2nd and 9th of December.