In the late 80s actor and Chiddingfold resident Malcolm Ward, together with writer/director Peter Thomson and actor Robert McCulley, developed a 2-man play, The Nose, based on Gogol’s famous short story - about a man who wakes up one morning to find his nose has disappeared from his face.

They put it on at lunchtimes at the King’s Head in Islington – London’s premiere fringe venue. The reviews were ecstatic (‘There can be few cleverer short plays in London’), the run sold out and The Nose won Production of the Year in the Charrington London Fringe Awards.

Nearly 40 years later, things are very different in Russia and the Ukraine. So with Robert now in Australia, Peter and Malcolm have got together again and reworked The Nose to reflect the current situation.

‘Peter and I were having a coffee a while ago’ said Malcolm. ‘A couple of days later Peter rang me up: ‘I’ve been thinking – why don’t we do The Nose again?! It was such a gas last time, and everything out there’s SO different now, we could really do something special.’ So we have!’

The new version of The Nose makes its debut in Brighton on 10th October – then at Chiddingfold Village Hall the following Friday 16th. Then it will visit more small scale venues before another run in London next year.

 

Here is a link to the event with more information (including pictures): https://tinyurl.com/4tyzmcj4

For more information call Malcolm on 07770 764388 or email malcolmward365@gmail.com