Nigel Planer
Young Once
In conversation with Charlotte Metcalf
Date: Thursday 5 November
Venue: St Mary’s Church, Petworth
Time: 7.30pm
Ticket: £19 (adults) £10 (under 18)
All ticket prices include a £2 booking fee (up to £10 per transaction).
This event is generously supported by Caroline Stoneman
Nigel Planer’s hippy ‘Neil’ was just one of the characters that made the 1980’s tv comedy BBC’s The Young Ones one of the era’s standout comedies. In a book that ‘oozes charm and likeability’ Planer’s memoir traces his journey from bellringer to gravedigger, from university dropout to long-term patient of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, right up to the day he meets Alexei Sayle, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson in a former strip club; the 1980s Comedy Revolution was born…
Against a backdrop of squats, Glastonbury and roller discos, with a supporting cast that includes lead singer of rock band Motörhead Lemmy, a stony-faced Robert de Niro, and the glorious comedy duo French and Saunders, Young Once is a wildly entertaining and gloriously sideways glimpse into a remarkable life and career.