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Home > FEATURED-STORIES > Why not have One for the Road?

Why not have One for the Road?

By Caroline King - August 8, 2011Posted in : FEATURED-STORIES, Theatre

One for the Road: an evening with Ollie Reed, Brockley Jack When: 31st August – 2nd September 2011 at 8pm

Where: Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London SE4 2DH

£: 10 (8 concessions )

What is it?

Join legendary hell-raiser Oliver Reed, as he knocks back a few pints and shares his incredible life story.  From the boyhood excitement of learning he was a descendant of Peter the Great, through the success of Oliver!, boozy adventures with Keith Moon and disastrous chat show appearances – this was a life well lived.

But though Ollie may appear an unstoppable force of nature, this is Malta, 1999, and time is fast running out for the Wild Thing.

Rob Crouch brings Reed back to vivid life in this swaggering, brilliant evening of entertainment.  His one man show, One for the Road: an evening with Ollie Reed, first premiered at the Dumfries and Galloway Festival in May 2011.

More info: For tickets phone 0844 847 2454 or book online www.brockleyjack.co.uk (no booking fees).

Tagged With: Kate Bannister, London, London events, Mike Davis, One for the Road: an evening with Ollie Reed, Rob Crouch, The Jack Studio Theatre

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