Not Now Darling
Gilbert Bodley is determined to give his girlfriend a mink coat. There is a problem – Gilbert is married. Another problem – the girlfriend is married. So Gilbert persuades her best friend, Arnold, to assist in a devious plot – which produces more problems. NOT NOW DARLING was the first of many international hits from Ray and John Chapman.
CAST 5 men 6 women
ONE SET
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First performed at the Richmond Theatre on 18th September 1967 with the following cast;
Gilbert Bodley - Rex Garner
Arnold Crouch - Ray Cooney
Miss Whittington - Pamela Merrick
Miss Tipdale- Stephanie Cole
Harry McMichael - Ian Gardiner
Janie McMichael - Lynda Baron
Sue Lawson - Lisa Peake
Maude Bodley - Mary Allen
Directed By - Maurice Stewart
Subsequently produced at the Strand Theatre, London on the 12th June 1968 with the following cast;
Miss Whittington - Ann Sidney
Arnold Crouch - Bernard Cribbins
Miss Tipdale - Carmel McSharry
Mrs Frencham - Pearl Hackney
Gilbert Bodley - Donald Sinden
Commander Frencham - Tom Gill
Harry McMichael - Brian Wilde
Janie McMichael - Jill Melford
Sue Lawson - Shirley Stelfox
Maude Bodley - Mary Kenton
Mr Lawson - David Hargreaves
Directed By - Patrick Cargill
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