Wooster and Jeeves to Present Limited Run of PERFECT NONSENSE at Sydney Opera House on August 23rd

When a country house weekend takes a turn for the worse, Bertie Wooster is unwittingly

called on to play matchmaker and also to steal a silver cow-shaped cream jug from

Totleigh Towers. Naturally, the ever-dependable Jeeves is there to save the day and

prevent Bertie from making a fool of himself.

The supremely talented cast of three recounts the weekend's escapades in an evening of

raucous comedy, playing a colourful array of Wodehouse's well-loved characters including

Gussie Fink-Nottle, Madeline Bassett, Sir Watkin Bassett, Aunt Dahlia, Roderick Spode

and Constable Oates.

Producer James Cundall, CEO of Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, said "We are thrilled

to introduce to Sydney audiences three acclaimed and versatile performers from the UK's

stage, television and movie screens, who take on multiple roles, keeping the story

spinning at a hysterical pace. Their unique delivery will take comedy to a whole new level.

The show is delightfully dotty, with a perfect dose of silliness and frivolity to transport you

to another world."

Though born in England, P.G. Wodehouse spent the first two years of his life in Hong

Kong, where his parents lived, his father a magistrate. He later worked for the Hong Kong

and Shanghai Bank in London for two years before becoming a full-time writer.

From 1902 until his death in 1975 aged 93, Wodehouse was a prolific writer of short

stories, novels, scripts for both plays and Hollywood films, as well as lyrics for musical

comedies - at one time he had five musicals running simultaneously on Broadway.

Jeeves and Wooster have become world-famous fictional characters, appearing in film,

television and stage adaptations, most notably the British TV series 'JEEVES AND

WOOSTER' starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie respectively. Both the name and

character of Jeeves have over the years become known as the quintessential name for a

valet or butler, and for all things associated with the role of a gentleman's gentleman.

With clever and inventive staging, in the intimate setting of the Drama Theatre, Perfect

Nonsense is laugh-out-loud funny, capturing the eccentricity and innocence of a bygone

English era.

Perfect Nonsense is produced by Mark Goucher and Mark Rubinstein and presented in

Australia by Lunchbox Theatrical Productions.