Theatre Review

One wedding and a funeral

Forget Four Weddings and a Funeral and prepare yourselves for Wadham Players' answer to the big screen hit.

Their latest production Celebration could well be subtitled 'One Wedding and a Funeral', for the comedy by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall has the first act set as preparations for the wedding of Christine and Bernard get under way and the second act sees the family reunited for a funeral.

With the bride's parents Rhoda and Edgar squabbling over the catering. Uncle Frank's moving transport arrangements and Arthur almost permanently sloshed, it proves to be an hilarious first half.

And when the deceased's mistress May turns up in the second act, plus his drunken army pal things become very lively.

This extremely funny play will be performed at Holy Trinity Church Hall, Hermon Hill, Wanstead, from Thursday September 29 to Saturday October 1