I’m very lucky to have worked with two of the Masters of British farce; one of my first professional acting jobs (in 1980) was as acting asm, playing Corporal Flight (a role originally played by Ray Cooney), in a tour of Simple Spymen directed by Brian Rix. Eight years later I played opposite Brian in the West End revival of Dry Rot at the Lyric, Shaftesbury Avenue. I played the role of Fred Phipps (the role Brian played in the original production from 1954-1958) and Brian took on the part of Alf Tubbs (originally played by John Slater and then Leo Franklyn).

I first worked with Ray Cooney in 1996 when he directed me in Cash On Delivery (written by his son, Michael) at the Whitehall Theatre (now the Trafalgar Studios). Since then I have worked with Ray on numerous occasions, the most enjoyable of which were two World cruises for P&O in 2007 and 2008 performing in Out of Order and It Runs In The Family (both plays on both cruises). Ray also wrote in a new part of a second taxi driver, which I played in his film of Run For Your Wife.

2019

RUN FOR YOUR WIFE by Ray Cooney

John Smith

The Mill at Sonning – Directed by Ray Cooney

2016

IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY by Ray Cooney

Hubert

The Mill at Sonning

2014

TWO INTO ONE by Ray Cooney

George Pigden

Menier Chocolate Factory  – Directed by Ray Cooney

2013

CAUGHT IN THE NET by Ray Cooney

John Smith

The Mill at Sonning

(took over at last minute for final 6 performances only)

2012

CASH ON DELIVERY by Michael Cooney

Norman

The Mill at Sonning

RUN FOR YOUR WIFE by Ray Cooney

Taxi Driver

Film  – Directed by Ray Cooney

OUT OF ORDER by Ray Cooney

George Pigden

British Theatre Playhouse, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur

2010

TWO INTO ONE by Ray Cooney

George Pigden

The Mill at Sonning

2008

TOM,DICK & HARRY by Ray and Michael Cooney

Dick

UK tour

OUT OF ORDER by Ray Cooney

George Pigden

P&O Oriana World Cruise (Cape Town – Southampton)

Directed by Ray Cooney

IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY by Ray Cooney

Hubert

P&O Oriana World Cruise (Cape Town – Southampton)

Directed by Ray Cooney

2007

OUT OF ORDER by Ray Cooney

George Pigden

P&O Aurora World Cruise (San Francisco – Southampton)

Directed by Ray Cooney

IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY by Ray Cooney

Hubert

P&O Aurora World Cruise (San Francisco – Southampton)

Directed by Ray Cooney

2005

CAUGHT IN THE NET by Ray Cooney

Stanley

The Mill at Sonning Theatre – Directed by Ray Cooney

FUNNY MONEY by Ray Cooney

Henry

British Theatre Playhouse, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur

2001

RUN FOR YOUR WIFE by Ray Cooney

Bobby Franklin

UK Tour

1996/7

CASH ON DELIVERY by Michael Cooney

Norman

Whitehall Theatre – Directed by Ray Cooney

1988

DRY ROT by John Chapman

Fred Phipps

Lyric, Shaftesbury Avenue (with Brian Rix)

1980

SIMPLE SPYMEN by John Chapman

Corporal Flight/ASM

Oxford Playhouse and Tour – Directed by Brian Rix.

Other Farces

NO SEX PLEASE, WE’RE BRITISH

Brian Runnicles

British Theatre Playhouse – Singapore & Kuala Lumpur

BOEING, BOEING

Robert

Eastbourne

SEE HOW THEY RUN

Humphrey

Salisbury & Windsor

A BEDFULL OF FOREIGNERS

Stanley/ Heinz

BTP: Singapore & Kuala Lumpur / Sonning / Margate

HABEAS CORPUS

Sir Percy Shorter

Farnham / Bromley / Exeter

OUTSIDE EDGE

Kevin

U.K.Tour

‘ALLO,’ALLO

General Schmelling

U.K.Tour

RIX & COONEY FARCES

2019

Run For Your Wife by Ray Cooney (John Smith) Mill at Sonning – directed by Ray Cooney

2014

TWO INTO ONE by Ray Cooney (George Pigden) Menier Chocolate Factory – directed by Ray Cooney

2013

CAUGHT IN THE NET by Ray Cooney (John Smith) The Mill At Sonning (took over for last 6 performances only)

2012

CASH ON DELIVERY by Michael Cooney (Norman) The Mill at Sonning

RUN FOR YOUR WIFE by Ray Cooney (Taxi Driver) Film – directed by Ray Cooney

OUT OF ORDER by Ray Cooney (George Pigden) British Theatre Playhouse, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur

2010

TWO INTO ONE by Ray Cooney (George Pigden) The Mill at Sonning

2008

TOM,DICK & HARRY by Ray and Michael Cooney (Harry) UK tour for Bruce James

OUT OF ORDER by Ray Cooney (George Pigden) P&O Oriana World Cruise (Cape Town – Southampton) – directed by Ray Cooney

IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY by Ray Cooney (Hubert) P&O Oriana World Cruise (Cape Town – Southampton) – directed by Ray Cooney

2007

OUT OF ORDER by Ray Cooney (George Pigden) P&O Aurora World Cruise (Sanfrancisco – Southampton) – directed by Ray Cooney

IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY by Ray Cooney (Hubert) P&O Aurora World Cruise (Sanfrancisco – Southampton) – directed by Ray Cooney

2005

CAUGHT IN THE NET by Ray Cooney (Stanley) The Mill at Sonning Theatre – directed by Ray Cooney

FUNNY MONEY by Ray Cooney (Henry) British Theatre Playhouse, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur – directed by David Warwick

2001

RUN FOR YOUR WIFE by Ray Cooney (Bobby Franklin) UK Tour for Ian Dickens

1996-7

CASH ON DELIVERY by Michael Cooney (Norman) Whitehall Theatre – directed by Ray Cooney

1988

DRY ROT by John Chapman (Fred Phipps) Lyric, Shaftesbury Avenue

1980

SIMPLE SPYMEN by John Chapman (Corporal Flight/ASM) Oxford Playhouse and Tour – directed by Brian Rix.