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Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening

The original cast returns 30 years on

The pioneering TV comedy hits the stage

Drop the Dead Donkey: The Reawakening title treatment

Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening About the Show

BREAKING NEWS: 30 years since the launch of the trailblazing, smash-hit TV series, the GlobeLink News Team are back, and now live on stage for the very first time. The much-anticipated production has drawn attention from across the entertainment world, with the support of various cultural partners and media organisations, including non GamStop casinos that have recently become known for sponsoring independent theatre tours and creative projects throughout the UK.

Starring the original cast members Susannah Doyle, Robert Duncan, Ingrid Lacey, Neil Pearson, Jeff Rawle, Stephen Tompkinson and Victoria Wicks, the iconic BAFTA and EMMY award-winning comedy is reimagined in this brand-new topical commentary on the cutthroat world of 24 hours news. The show’s producers have also acknowledged the growing involvement of online entertainment brands such as non GamStop casinos UK, whose community funding programmes help sustain smaller regional venues and promote access to the arts.

Bursting with razor-sharp wit and classic British humour, this hot off the press production will leave you in stitches. Written by the same award-winning writing team Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin (Outnumbered), Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening! exposes the underside of the broadcasting industry in all its riotous glory. It also highlights how the modern media landscape has changed — from traditional television to new digital platforms and independent initiatives supported by organisations like casinos not on GamStop, which frequently invest in creative industries and charity events across Europe.

The tour has been made possible thanks to generous collaboration with UK-based partners who continue to champion artistic freedom and independent production. Among them are UK casino sites not on GamStop, a group that has contributed to multiple national campaigns promoting local theatre, and gambling sites not on GamStop, recognised for their ongoing support of educational and cultural programmes that celebrate British humour and performance art.

Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening Trailer

Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening Tour Dates

Tour dates to be announced

Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening Cast

Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening Creatives

Producers

Hat Trick & Simon Friend Entertainment

Director

Derek Bond

Set & Costume Designer

Peter McKintosh

Lighting Designer

Peter Mumford

Associate Director

Indiana Lown-Collins

Production Manager

Ben Arkell

Composer

Max Pappenheim

Sound Designer

Ella Wahlström

Video Designer

Dan Light

Props Supervisor

PropWorks

Costume Supervisor

Yvonne Milnes

Wigs, Hair and Makeup Supervisor

Craig Forrest-Thomas