ALLO ALLO
Directed by Barbara Wilcox

CAST

Rene - Brian Clarke
Edith - Wyn Tootell
Yvette - Rachael Hope
Mimi - Lesley Nicholson
Le Clerc - David Hartley
Michelle - Karen Thompson
Colonel - Allan Mayer
Bertorelli - David Hodson-Maughan
General Schmelling - John Stevenson
Gruber - John Sangster
Flick - Sean Duxbury
Helga - Joanne Cunliffe
Crabtree - Andrew Kidd
Airman 1 - Alan Levesley
Airman 2 - Darren Houghton
Pianist - Judith Holt

Peasants and Resistance - John Ginty, Rebecca Dickinson, Linda Lang, Vicki Crook and Alison Mayer

Based on the hugely popular TV comedy series, the stage version of 'Allo 'Allo follows the adventures of René, the hapless café owner in war-tom occupied France, as he and his wife, Edith, struggle to keep for themselves a priceless portrait stolen by the Nazis and kept in a sausage in their cellar.
René is hiding two British airmen and is endeavouring, with the help of the Resistance, to repatriate them. However, communications with London through a wireless disguised as a cockatoo add to the many embarrasments he endures in the company of his patrons.
Matters come to a head with the news that the Fuhrer is to visit the town and the café becomes filled with tricksters intending to impersonate Hitler before the event. René will need all the wit he can muster to save his café and his life... !

The Chorley Guardian review by Vanessa Taylor : 06 September 2006

'Allo 'Allo, centred round Cafe Rene in occupied France during the second world war, was one of the most popular comedy shows on television.
But bringing it to the amateur stage? I must confess to being a bit dubious.
Never have I been proved so wrong - it was one of the best night's entertainment I'd had for some time. Such a lot hinged on the characters and their timing. And they couldn't have been better. The sheer professionalism of the cast from Cados ensured it was slick, pacy, and hilariously funny.
Lesley Nicholson (Mimi), John Sangster (Gruber), David Hodson-Maughan (Bertorelli), Karen Thompson (Michelle), Allan Mayer (Colonel), David Hartley (Le Clerc), Joanne Cunliffe (Helga), Alan Levesley and Darren Houghton (British airmen), John Stevenson (General) and Rachael Hope (Yvette) were all excellent.
Brian Clarke as cafe owner Rene, Wyn Tootell as wife Edith, Sean Duxbury at Herr Flick and Andrew Kidd as the English policeman were absolutely brilliant.
Brian had Rene off to a tee, Wyn's cabaret left you in tears with laughter, Sean was great as the deadpan Herr Flick and Andrew's pronunciation was hilarious.
Director Barbara Wilcox must be delighted with her choice of cast, they did her proud.
And those behind the scenes too did an excellent job - the cleverly designed set getting a spontaneous round of applause as the curtain opened.
The show is on each night until Saturday. If you've not yet got a ticket then hurry, there's not that many left now and you really wouldn't want to miss such a fun night out.

NODA Review by Colin Magenty

This sit-corn classic which graced our screens for several years does not fit well into one episode, It was good in small doses, and the many scene changes does not make for continuity, but the society did well with all that to contend with and gave us a very entertaining evening .
The café was well dressed and the set worked well, Ren'e played by the dole faced Brian Clarke was at his best and held the play together, only to be matched by Wyn Tootell superb Edith. Both Rachael Hope and Lesley Nicholson handled the parts of Yvette and Mimi well, David Hartley was Le Clerc and Michelle was played by the attractive Karen Thompson. I very much enjoyed Allan Mayer's Colonel and David Hodson-Maughan had his moments as Bertorelli, not to sure about his uniform though. General Smelling was played by John Stevenson and John Sangster was a convincing Gruber. Helga and Her Flick although their portrayal `s came across I felt there was something missing but good performances all the same from both Joanne Cunliffe and Sean Duxbury. The scene in the Cinema was one of the times when it was spot on well done . Crabtree was a lovely cameo from Andrew Kidd. Alan Leavesley and Darren Houghton did well as the two British airmen and the lady at the piano was the accomplished Judith Holt who also saw the cast through the musical numbers as M.D. The result at the end was a very good show and I shall say this only once (Sorry couldn't help it)