THE GOON SHOW RETURNS TO PNBHS
An evening of Classic British BBC comedy and live jazz performed by the PNBHS Stage Band returns with an all new programme to The Speirs Centre after a successful run in 2017.
This is a live show performed in the Speirs Centre to raise funds for our students undertaking l travel over the next 12 – 18 months. The reasons for this travel are educational, sporting and cultural to a wide variety of destinations including the USA, Italy, Japan and Fiji.
The Goon Show was a radio comedy show broadcast by the BBC. It changed the face of British comedy and influenced later comedy including Monty Python, Eddie Izzard and many more! It was broadcast in the UK between May 1951 and January 1960. There were ten series in total, plus a series entitled ‘Vintage Goons’ that consisted of some re-performed episodes from the fourth series. Shows were released in other countries including Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, India and Canada. Episodes continue to be repeated around the world today.
Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan will be reincarnated by local actors to play the classic Goon characters – Neddie Seagoon, Major Dennis Bloodnok, Grytpype-Thynne, Minnie Bannister and more! They will be accompanied by the PNBHS Stage Band who have won many awards and international recognition for their rich jazz and swing sound.
Dates and times of performances are:
- Friday 28 June 7:30 pm
- Saturday 29 June 7:30 pm
- Sunday 30 June 2:30 pm.
General Admission – $20
Tickets available online www.pnbhs.school.nz or at the School finance Office, 263 Featherston Street.