Being Tommy Cooper

As personal and professional problems collide, he faces stark choices about the future

Moving between the 1950s and 1970s, the play also tells the story of three other people in Tommy's life ...

There's his dour Scottish manager Miff Ferrie, with whom Tommy is locked in what he calls "a hate-hate relationship"

They need each other, but can hardly bear to be in the same room

Will Tommy follow up on his threats to break free?

We also meet Billy Glason, a one time vaudeville act who has set himself the almost impossible task of selling Cooper a huge collection of jokes

After 30 years on stage, he is now living the life of a travelling salesman, with any profits he makes disappearing all too quickly into slot machines

Finally, there is Mary Kay - the woman with whom Tommy fell in love and whom he came to rely on

There is only one woman she can't compete with - Tommy's wife

Mary loves Tommy, but can she continue to withstand his abuse?

REVIEWS:

"Brave in its mission, Being Tommy Cooper is a slick, emotive and thoroughly entertaining portrait of one of the most popular comics of the 20th century" ~ British Theatre Guide

"The play is full of great comedy but also some high drama ... a must see for fans of Cooper" ~ WhatsOnStage

"A fascinating insight into how one man can simultaneously be a national hero and his own worst enemy" ~ York Press