Round the Horne

Genre: Comedy

Round the Horne

Round the Horne

Apollo Theatre Company brings the classic radio comedy show, Round the Horne, to life in this production perfect for fans of classic comedy.

Transporting you back to the late 1960’s and the anarchic, boisterous atmosphere of the BBC’s Paris Theatre during the recordings of the programme that defined the genre for decades to come, complete with a live band and sound effects.

With its infamous movie spoofs and funny regular characters like Julian and Sandy, Rambling Syd Rumpo and J. Peasemold Gruntfuttock, Round the House became a cultural phenomenon, regularly drawing up to 15 million listeners each week and making stars of Kenneth Home, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden.