Cambridge Circus (comedy)

Cambridge Circus is a comedy revue that played in London in the 1960s. Unfortunately the title sometimes confused audiences, as it was not actually playing at Cambridge Circus itself. (The original name of the revue was A Clump of Plinths.)

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London - 1960s - Cambridge Circus

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Originally a Cambridge Footlights production, the show starred John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor, David Hatch, Chris Stuart-Clark and Jo Kendall. Jonathan Lynn later joined the cast when Chris Stuart-Clark left comedy to become a schoolteacher. The revue played at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1963 before opening at West End in London. It then bizarrely toured New Zealand followed by a transfer to Broadway and finally Off-Broadway. A radio version of the revue was broadcast by the BBC in 1964 under the title I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again. Originally intended as a one-off special, this went on to become a successful and long-running radio series.

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Cambridge Footlights - John Cleese - Graham Chapman - Bill Oddie - Tim Brooke-Taylor - David Hatch - Chris Stuart-Clark - Jo Kendall - Jonathan Lynn - Edinburgh Fringe Festival - 1963 - West End - New Zealand - Broadway - Radio - BBC - 1964 - I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again

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