Su Pollard and Cannon and Ball team up for Ha Ha Hood! And The Prince of Leaves Submitted by: Bennett Public Relations Tuesday, 1 July 2014 THE FUNNIEST FARCE IN THE FOREST! HA HA HOOD! And The Prince Of Leaves STARRING SU POLLARD and CANNON AND BALL With Ben Langley and Andy Pickering The Ha Ha! team are BACK with a brand new and all-out outrageous comic romp! Ten years after a messy divorce Robin and Marian are forced back together to fight the Sheriff once more. Little John and Friar Tuck, now considerably older and rougher around the edges, join the merry pair to try and save the citizens of Nottingham… Comedy queen Su Pollard (Hi-de-Hi!, You Rang, M’Lord) and comedy duo Cannon and Ball team up for an all-out outrageous side splitting romp. Ha Ha Hood! And The Prince of Leaves is the latest laugh-out-loud production from the Ha Ha! team who had us rolling in the aisles with Ha Ha Holmes!, Ha Ha Hitler! and Ha Ha Hamlet!. Created by Ben Langley, who also takes on the mantle of Robin, Ha Ha Hood! Prince of Leaves gallops into action at the Chelmsford Civic with a 5 night run from 19 – 23 August before taking off on a 61 date national tour from 4 September through 17 November. Maid Marian, Nottinghamshire’s feistiest female, who has in the past been brought to life by the likes of screen goddesses Audrey Hepburn, Cate Blanchett and Uma Thurman is now portrayed by Su Pollard, who serves up a world-weary Marian who is definitely more matron than maid! Tommy Cannon takes on the evil Sheriff of Nottingham and Little John while Bobby Ball, currently starring in TV’s Not Going Out with Lee Mack, doubles up as Friar Tuck and Guy of Gisborne. Su Pollard is a comedy icon who needs no introduction. The Nottingham-born lass makes for a perfect menopausal Marian, cutting her comedy chops on hit BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi as scatty chalet maid Peggy. Su cemented her camp credentials with comedies You Rang, M’lord and Oh, Doctor Beeching, and is a musical theatre and pantomime heroine! Cannon and Ball’s starring role in Ha Ha Hood! Prince of Leaves marks forty years since their first television appearance and a whopping fifty years together as a duo. The Cannon and Ball Show ran for 9 hugely successful years and the pair have 2 sitcoms and numerous theatre/pantomime appearances under their belts; not forgetting their hilarious stint on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here. Ben Langley has worked in London’s Covent Garden as a street performer for the last 18 years, winning The Bristol Harbour Festival Street Performer of the Year award. He is co-founder of the Ha Ha Boys comedy team, writing and touring the Ha Ha series of theatre shows since 2007. “For me, what I saw in Ha Ha! was a British version of The Reduced Shakespeare Company which, rather than taking the micky out of us, was embracing us and was very pro-British and was a tribute to all of the great comedy artists and routines that have made Britain funny over the last 50 to 100 years.” – Ben Langley, creator Page 1 Following the hugely successful UK tour of Ha Ha Holmes!, the irreverent and hilarious Ha Ha Hood! Prince of Leaves is a deliciously twisted take on the tale of Robin Hood and rides into a theatre near you this autumn. ***** “The funniest thing on six legs – I cannot remember when I laughed so much.” Ha Ha Holmes! - Croydon Advertiser “Laugh-out-loud funny.” Ha Ha Holmes! - The Stage "Ludicrously wonderful!...good old fashioned romp…audience were in stitches" Ha Ha Holmes! - Panic Online [http://www.hahahood.com] www.facebook.com/hahahood @HaHaShows For further information please contact: Debbie Bennett Bennett Public Relations T: +44 (0) 20 8451 3661 M: +44 (0) 7534 927784 E: [email protected] Ha Ha Hood! –2014 TOUR DATES DATEVENUEBOOKINGTIME Tuesday 19th August – Saturday 23rd AugustChelmsford Civic Theatre01245 606505 www.chelmsford.gov.uk/theatres 7:45pm Saturday Matinee 2:30pm Thursday 4th September – Friday 5th SeptemberSwansea Grand Theatre01792 475715 www.swanseagrand.co.uk 7:30pm Sunday 7th SeptemberHigh Wycombe Swan01494 512000 www.wycombeswan.co.uk 7:30pm Monday 8th SeptemberEastbourne Congress Theatre01323 412000 www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk 7:45pm Tuesday 9th SeptemberVenue Cymru Llandudno01492 872000 https://www.venuecymru.co.uk 7:30pm Page 2 Wednesday 10th SeptemberCrewe Lyceum Theatre01270 368242 www.crewelyceum.co.uk 7.30pm Thursday 11th SeptemberNew Brighton Floral Pavilion Theatre0151 666 0000 www.floralpavilion.com 7.30pm Friday 12th SeptemberCarlisle The Sands Centre01228 633766 www.thesandscentre.co.uk 7.30pm Saturday 13th SeptemberDurham Gala03000 266 600 www.galadurham.co.uk 7.30pm Sunday 14th SeptemberThe Hawth Crawley01293 553636 www.hawth.co.uk 7.30pm Tuesday 16th SeptemberMilton Keynes Theatre0844 871 7652 www.atgtickets.com/miltonkeynes 7.30pm Wednesday 17th SeptemberHastings White Rock01424 462288 www.whiterocktheatre.org.uk 7:30pm Thursday 18th SeptemberLeamington Spa Royal Spa Centre01926 334418 www.warwickdc.gov.uk/royalspacentre 7:30pm Friday 19th SeptemberRedditch Palace Theatre01527 65203 www.redditchpalacetheatre.co.uk 7:30pm Saturday 20th SeptemberTunbridge Wells Assembly Hall Theatre01892 530613/532072 www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk 7.30pm Monday 22nd September – Tuesday 23rd SeptemberStevenage Gordon Craig Theatre01438 363200 www.gordon-craig.co.uk 7.45pm Wednesday 24th SeptemberLancaster Grand Theatre01524 64695 www.lancastergrand.co.uk 7.30pm Thursday 25th SeptemberGrimsby Auditorium0844 871 3016 www.atgtickets.com/venues/grimsby-auditorium 7:30pm Friday 26th SeptemberYork Grand Opera House0844 871 3024 www.atgtickets.com/york 7.30pm Page 3 Sunday 28th SeptemberGlasgow Theatre Royal0844 871 7647 www.atgtickets.com/venues/theatre-royal-glasgow 7:30pm Monday 29th SeptemberEdinburgh Playhouse0844 871 3014 www.atgtickets.com/edinburgh 7.30pm Tuesday 30th SeptemberBillingham Forum Theatre01642 552663 www.forumtheatrebillingham.co.uk 7.30pm Wednesday 1st OctoberOxford New Theatre0844 871 3020 www.atgtickets.com/oxford 7.30pm Thursday 2nd OctoberHayes Beck Theatre020 8561 8371 www.becktheatre.org.uk 7.30pm Sunday 5th OctoberDartford Orchard Theatre01322 22 0000 www.orchardtheatre.co.uk 7.30pm Monday 6th OctoberBrighton Theatre Royal0844 871 7650 www.atgtickets.com/venues/theatre-royal-brighton 7:30pm Tuesday 7th OctoberPoole Lighthouse Concert Hall0844 406 8666 www.lighthousepoole.co.uk 7.45pm Wednesday 8th OctoberMargate Theatre Royal01843 292795 www.theatreroyalmargate.com 7:30pm Thursday 9th OctoberTheatre Royal Wakefield 01924 211 311 www.theatreroyalwakefield.co.uk 7.30pm Sunday 12th OctoberBasingstoke Anvil Arts01256 844244 www.anvilarts.org.uk 7:30pm Monday 13th OctoberSouthport Theatre0844 8713021 www.atgtickets.com/southport 7.30pm Tuesday 14th OctoberManchester Opera House0844 871 3018 www.atgtickets.com/venues/opera-house-manchester 7:30pm Wednesday 15th OctoberWellingborough The Castle01933 270 007 www.thecastle.org.uk 7.30pm Thursday 16th OctoberFleetwood Marine Hall01253 887693 www.marinehall.co.uk 7:30pm Page 4 Friday 17th OctoberDunstable Grove Theatre01582 60 20 80 www.grovetheatre.co.uk 7.30pm Saturday 18th OctoberNewark Palace Theatre01636 655 755 www.palacenewark.com 7.30pm Monday 20th OctoberBristol Hippodrome0844 871 3012 www.atgtickets.com/bristol 7.30pm Tuesday 21st OctoberChurchill Theatre Bromley0844 871 7620 www.atgtickets.com/bromley 7.30pm Wednesday 22nd October – Thursday 23rd OctoberLichfield Garrick01543 412121 www.lichfieldgarrick.com 7.30pm Friday 24th OctoberKings Lynn Corn Exchange01553 764864 www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk 7.30pm Saturday 25th OctoberSkegness Embassy Theatre0845 674 0505 www.embassytheatre.co.uk 7:30pm Monday 27th OctoberShrewsbury Theatre Severn01743 281281 www.theatresevern.co.uk 7.30pm Tuesday 28th OctoberBradford St George's Hall01274 432000 www.bradford-theatres.co.uk 7.30pm Wednesday 29th OctoberRhyl Pavilion Theatre01745 33 00 00 www.rhylpavilion.co.uk 7.30pm Thursday 30th OctoberBirmingham New Alexandra Theatre0844 871 3011 www.atgtickets.com/birmingham 7.30pm Friday 31st OctoberMansfield Palace Theatre01623 633133 www.mansfield.gov.uk/palacetheatre 7.30pm Saturday 1st NovemberSwindon Wyvern Theatre01793 524 481 www.swindontheatres.co.uk 7.30pm Sunday 2nd NovemberPrincess Theatre Torquay0844 871 3023 www.atgtickets.com/venues/princess-theatre-torquay 7:30pm Tuesday 4th NovemberYeovil The Octagon Theatre01935 422884 www.octagon-theatre.co.uk Page 5 7.30pm Wednesday 5th NovemberWatford Colosseum0845 075 3993 www.watfordcolosseum.co.uk 8.00pm Thursday 6th NovemberBarnstaple Queens Theatre01271 32 42 42 www.northdevontheatres.org.uk 7.45pm Saturday 8th of NovemberWeston-Super-Mare The Playhouse01934 645544 www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/theplayhouse 7.30pm Sunday 9th NovemberWimbledon New Theatre0844 871 7646 www.atgtickets.com/wimbledon 7.30pm Monday 10th NovemberWoking New Victoria Theatre0844 871 7645 www.atgtickets.com/woking 7.30pm Tuesday 11th NovemberIpswich Regent Theatre01473 433100 https://apps.ipswich.gov.uk/PEO 7:30pm Wednesday 12th NovemberAylesbury Waterside0844 871 7607 www.atgtickets.com/venues/aylesbury-waterside-theatre 7:30pm Thursday 13th NovemberStoke-On-Trent Regent Theatre0844 871 7649 www.atgtickets.com/stoke 7.30pm Saturday 15th NovemberDundee Rep01382 223530 www.dundeerep.co.uk 7:30pm Sunday 16th NovemberSunderland Empire0844 871 3022 www.atgtickets.com/sunderland 7.30pm Monday 17th NovemberBuxton Opera House0845 127 2190 www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk 7:30pm Page 6 Distributed via Press Release Wire (https://pressreleases.responsesource.com/) on behalf of Bennett Public Relations Copyright © 1999-2021 ResponseSource, The Johnson Building, 79 Hatton Garden, London, EC1N 8AW, UK e: [email protected] t: 020 3426 4051 f: 0345 370 7776 w: https://www.responsesource.com.