Hit play Being Tommy Cooper has been added to the Lichfield Garrick’s summer programme.
Set in a small Las Vegas hotel in 1954, the play follows the story of the funnyman as he faces the prospect of his first big failure. With his show closing and a warring relationship with his manager, Tommy finds an offer on the table and a drink in his hand.
A spokesperson added: “Powerful, provocative, painfully funny and true, Tom Green’s astonishing play finds both the brilliance in Britain’s most famous comic and explores the pressures and loneliness of fame.
“The man who could make audiences laugh just by walking on to stage comes vividly alive in this confrontational new play.”
Essex actor Damian Williams will play Tommy Cooper at the city theatre on June 4. Tickets cost £17.50 and are available online at www.lichfieldgarrick.com or by calling the box office on 01543 412121.
