FRIEND (THE ONE WITH GUNTHER) Comes to the Dukes, Lancaster This Month

The Spring 2024 tour of acclaimed comic actor Brendan Murphy's FRIENDS parody, FRIEND (The One With Gunther) is coming to the Dukes, Lancaster on the 16th March. 

One man, one hour, ten seasons. The entire 236 episodes of the hit 90s TV show, FRIENDS, retold through the eyes of Gunther, Central Perk’s very own ‘seventh Friend’.

Settle down in Gunther’s café to hear the true insider story of what happened to Ross, Rachel, Phoebe, Chandler, Monica and Joey from the FRIENDS character who kept them caffeinated through all the highs, lows, love affairs and failed auditions along the way! 

This award-winning show was created by acclaimed comic actor Brendan Murphy who also created and performs the multi-award-winning Buffy Revamped and is co-creator of ARIA award-nominated satirical podcast NonCensored with Rosie Holt. An experienced improviser, Brendan is a member of BBC Radio One's BattleActs! and a guest player for Second City and Monkey Toast. Regularly performing in the Olivier award-nominated Potted Potter, he has toured extensively across the US and Canada.

FRIEND will be performed by Joseph Maudsley, who has recently performed all over the world with the Olivier award nominated show Potted Potter, including in Las Vegas, where the show won Best New Show in The Best of Las Vegas Awards. He debuted in the show at Edinburgh fringe in 2023 receiving critical acclaim and delighting audiences.

Director Hamish MacDougall’s recent credits include Willy by William Andrews (Soho Theatre and Pleasance); Hammerhead by Joseph Morpurgo (Soho Theatre, Southbank Centre,  Pleasance and tour and winner of The Brighton Comedy Award and Pleasance Best Comedy Show 2018); Soothing Sounds For Baby by Joseph Morpurgo (Soho Theatre and Pleasance,  nominated for Edinburgh Comedy Award and named as Time Out number one comedy show of the year); and Zoo by Lily Bevan (Theatre503). 

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