Crimes on Centre Court illustration - A man is comically terrified by all the tennis balls flying straight at him at the tennis court
Crimes on Centre Court illustration - A man is comically terrified by all the tennis balls flying straight at him at the tennis court
Two men holding tennis rackets aloft on the green turf of a tennis court. They are watched from behind by a woman in a yellow dress, and a woman holding two mannequin busts with men's clothing adorned.
Four people in full-body suits that disguise them as hedges stand in front of two microphones, appearing to sing.
A man and woman sat at a desk laughing while another person in a pinstripe jacket and shorts faces them.

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Crimes on Centre Court

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Multi-award-winning New Old Friends are touring another dose of mirth, murder and mayhem, this time with a side of tennis. Lord Knows the chair of The Whombledun International Invitational Tennis Tournament has died and his son, Hugh, is suspicious. The police won’t take the case, so Hugh calls in Perry & Penny Pink, private investigators.

What transpires has all the hallmarks of the company’s particular brand of theatrical hilarity: a cast of four performers play countless characters with quick-fire changes and quicker wits.

Crimes on Centre Court, based on a story from New Old Friends’ award-winning podcast (#2 in iTunes fiction chart), is an ace of a show which you’re sure to (fifteen) love. This deucey summertime treat will rally the spirits and leave you wanting a second serve-ing of the volley of gags and visual delights. You won’t see it game set and matched anywhere else. New Old Friends have built a national reputation with their wildly inventive set-pieces, twisty plots and commitment to unadulterated entertainment.

“It is yet another straight-sets victory to New Old Friends!… a thigh-slapping, belly-aching romp of a whodunit comedy full of ingenious skits.”

British Theatre Guide

“A barrage of deliciously hilarious one-liners and belly-aching back-handers.”

The British Theatre Guide

“a hilarious serve-and-volley tennis match played out on stage”

The Stage

Warnings:
Smoke/Haze

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