Wodehouse in Wonderland
Based on the life and writings of P.G.Wodehouse
Starring Robert Daws
Written by William Humble
Directed by Robin Herford
York Theatre Royal, 20-22 April 2023
The UK premiere of William Humble’s play Wodehouse in Wonderland at York Theatre Royal from 20-22 April is based on the life and writings of P.G.Wodehouse.
Robert Daws stars as Wodehouse in the play which takes place at the writer’s New York State home in the 1950s. Plum, as he is known to family and friends, is working away at the latest adventures of Bertie Wooster but is interrupted by a young would-be biographer, his adored wife, daughter Snorkles and his two Pekingese.
He share stories about how Jeeves entered his life, how he became addicted to American soap operas and why he wrote books that were ‘like musical comedies without music’. He sings songs composed by Broadway legends with lyrics written by himself, and entertains the audience with characters such as Bertie Wooster, Jeeves, Lord Emsworth, Gussie Fink-Norrie and the squashing romantic Madeline Bassett… but there’s also a darker story beneath the fun.
Wodehouse in Wonderland features songs by Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Ivor Novello.
The production is performed by arrangement with the Wodehouse Estate.