THE LAB

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A celebration of the music made famous by the man with a license to kill. Influenced by elements from the blockbuster movies, a full orchestra and the highest level of acrobatic performance is the visual accompaniment to the world renowned music

An acoustic jukebox poem covering the greatest English songs at the turn of the millennium in a collection of live theatrical music videos. 

Inspired by George Orwell’s Animal farm, Graze is a fine-dining experience at the cutting edge of dinner-theatre entertainment. Exclusive rustic dishes are paired with unique high-end performances whilst bazaar comedic references are made to the menu and story’s whimsical nature.  

By Jennifer Saunders

Eddy and Patsy are a pair of high-powered career women on the London fashion scene. They indulge in cigarettes, alcohol, recreational drugs and to chase the latest fads in an attempt to maintain their youth and recapture the glory days. Their lifestyle inevitably leads to a variety of personal crises, which are invariably resolved by Eddy's daughter, ‘Saffy’, whose constant involvement in their exploits has left her increasingly bitter and cynical.

By David Croft & Jeremy Lloyd

René Artois is a café owner in Nouvion during World War II. A reluctant, unwilling member of the local French Resistance, René finds himself dealing with four problems; the town's corrupt commandant, the Resistance's leader, the Gestapo agent and the love affairs with his waitresses, particularly Yvette Carte-Blanche, in which he has to conceal from his wife, Edith, while preventing each waitress from knowing of his romantic involvement with the other.

By Adrian Edmonson & Rik Mayall

Eddie and Richie are two pathetic, misogynistic flat mates living in a filthy flat in London, spending their time concocting desperate schemes to convince women to sleep with them. Richie, who is a virgin, is insecure and clueless on how to talk to women and Eddie, the more popular of the two, enjoys drinking regularly. They are never successful and the stress of their miserable lives cause them to become irritable with each other. 

By John Cleese & Connie Booth

The exploits and misadventures of short-fused hotelier Basil Fawlty and his acerbic wife Sybil, as well as their employees: waiter Manuel & Polly and chef Terry. Basil’s continued efforts to "raise the tone" of his hotel becomes increasing frustration at numerous complications and mistakes, Despite this, Basil frequently feels intimidated with Sybil being able to cow him at any time with a short, sharp cry of "Basil!"

By Andrew Davies & Bernadette Davis

The comic lives of three misfits who share a London flat. Mandy, the beautiful blonde who can't keep a job or prevent the wrong men failing in love with her, Matthew who owns the flat but can't step outside, yet still manages to live out bizarre fantasies and finally, Martin, the red-haired dreamer who can't seem to find the right woman but has been having an on-off relationship with Clare for a long time whilst he searches in vain.

By Simon Nye

Gary and Tony are two London-based beer-guzzling flatmates revelling in a second childhood, hours of TV, and mindless talks about women, the kind of behaviour that puts their relationships in jeopardy with Dorothy (Gary's girlfriend) and Deborah (an attractive blonde in the flat above). Tony’s true feelings are for Deborah, whom he initially just wants to have sex with, but quickly falls in love with. 

By Roy Clarke

A small grocer's shop in Balby, Doncaster in South Yorkshire. The owner, Arkwright is a middle-aged miser with a stammer and a knack for selling. His nephew Granville is his put-upon errand boy, who blames his work schedule for his lacklustre social life. Across the road lives Nurse Gladys Emmanuel who Arkwright longs to marry but she resists his persistent pressures.