“Run for Your Wife” Dashes onto the Brixworth stage this September
Brixworth Drama Group is delighted to announce its next production — the hilarious and fast-paced farce Run for Your Wife by Ray Cooney, playing at Brixworth Village Hall from Thursday 11th to Saturday 13th September 2025.
This classic British comedy tells the outrageous tale of John Smith, an ordinary London cab driver with an extraordinary secret: two wives in two different homes, in two different parts of the city. For years, he’s managed to juggle both marriages without arousing suspicion — thanks to a very carefully planned timetable. But when a chance incident lands him in hospital, his carefully woven web of lies begins to unravel in spectacular fashion.
Packed with mistaken identities, escalating confusion, and laugh-out-loud moments, Run for Your Wife is a feel-good romp that promises to keep audiences in stitches from start to finish. First performed in the West End in 1983, the play was such a hit it ran for nine years — and Brixworth Drama Group’s new staging brings fresh energy to the much-loved classic.
Director Mark Sharman said: “Run for Your Wife is a brilliantly constructed farce — the timing has to be spot-on, and the energy never lets up. It’s been a joy working with such a committed and enthusiastic cast to bring this whirlwind of a play to life. Audiences can expect a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud evening full of twists, turns, and total chaos. We can’t wait to share it with Brixworth!”
Come and enjoy a night of mayhem, mistaken identity, and marital madness — and find out whether John can run fast enough to keep his double life intact!
Tickets are just £10 (excludes any Booking Fees), available from Ticket Source at www.ticketsource.co.uk/brixworth-drama-group or from Libby on 01604 880672.
Performances start at 7.30pm, with doors opening at 7.00pm. Refreshments and a licensed bar will be available.