By Christopher Wortley Click to read more about Chris	If you           can still           see this           text           once the           image has           loaded           then           please           click           ‘refresh’           on your           browser.	Assisted by TV Writer Brian Clemens Click to read more about Brian
Recent productions in Southampton, Sheffield and Tewkesbury have all had sell-out performances “ If any society would like to talk to us about the show we would be glad to tell them how good we think it is - and how much we enjoyed doing it ” - Frank Daly, Treasurer of Manor Players, Tewkesbury. “ The audience was treated to a rare combination of wonderful new music, belly-laugh humour and classic farce ” – The Lymington Times, reviewing the Southampton production “ This is a reassuringly old-fashioned musical farce that does what it says on the label. The audience loved it! ” - Marion Haywood, The Sheffield Telegraph. “ It was brilliant having so many small but colourful parts to share out ” - Eleanor Hewitt, Producer of The Hightimers’ production, Boroughbridge, Yorkshire. “ A really excellent piece ... a wonderful evening's entertainment ” - Eric Smart, NODA Chairman & Past President
“ A fabulous cross between Celebrity Fit Club and Dad’s Army ” ‘Act Your Age’  is written to play to the strengths of amateur groups:-  There is plenty for the chorus to do: plenty of time on stage and plenty of up-beat chorus numbers to sing and dance to. The principals should be happy too with some 20 named parts, the majority of which are for women in their 20s, 50s (leading roles) and 70s. For smaller societies, some parts can be doubled. As for the audience, the music is all written to entertain with satisfying tunes and harmonies - and Brian Clemens, who wrote the Avengers as well as West End farces, he helped with the book so the visual comedy is sure to keep everyone amused. This is a traditional, heart-warming farce with people popping in and out of doors:- astonished people, surprised people, embarrassed people. And it’s a send up too. It makes fun of the modern cult of celebrity – for here are a bunch of old folk and they are all obsessed with Angelina’s star sign and Brittany’s latest dietary fads. Put this lot in charge, add some people with mysterious secrets, add a couple of jewel thieves and a shop mannequin wearing diamond-studded knickers and it’s a recipe for a lot of fun.

Playing to the strengths of amateur groups . . . See the Noda News article that first generated interest in the show Dec 2006 Noda News article Sep 2007 Noda News article News . . . Act Your Age caused quite a stir at the NODA-North-East conference in Scarborough 2007.  Delegates were seen dragging their colleagues across the room to see the Video Trailer! News . . . Recent productions 2008 Sheffield Sell-out evenings . . .  more . . .  review 2009  Boroughbridge, Yorks . . .  more 2009  Tewkesbury, Glocs.  Sell-out evenings . . .  more

Meet the characters . . . Click for info about each part (age, sex, characterisation, vocal range, etc)

Get a flavour Video Trailer Watch a 4-minute video trailer (The audio trailer below is recommended for those without broadband) Listen to a 3- minute trailer Read about the music

A simple story - but a complicated plot . . . Read a summary, listen to the songs and view extracts from the score

More info . . . News . . . Act Your Age is now published by Plays and Musicals (see photo) Performance licences, scores & libs, video rights etc Staging and costumes Orchestrations More . . . Contact us . . . Order perusal material, or a CD / DVD or ask a question

The first production . . . In Nov 2006, Waterside Musical Society performed Act Your Age in Southampton. The show sold out and broke box office records. Read what people said about the show News . . . Valerie wins an award