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In Whitby, a magician sees strange bite marks on the neck of a woman he has just met. Stars comedy trio Peepolykus. From 2017.

In 19th-century Whitby, a magician prepares to compete with Harry Houdini at a major international Magic Convention.

When a ship carrying a cargo of 50 coffins runs aground on the town's beach, he suspects Houdini of pulling a huge publicity stunt.

Comedy troupe Peepolykus assume the roles of minor characters in great works of fiction and derail the plot of the book through their hapless buffoonery.

Written by John Nicholson and Richard Katz

Javier ...... Javier Marzan
John ...... John Nicholson
Lucy ...... Sanchia McCormack
Professor Van Hesling ...... Richard Katz
Mrs Higgins ...... Chetna Pandya
Guard ...... John Dougall
Guard ...... Nicholas Murchie

Peepolykus (pronounced people-like-us) has exported its brand of irreverent comic theatre to over 100 towns and cities across four continents, often under the auspices of the British Council.

Their CV includes two tours of Bangladesh, winning the audience award at The Tehran Festival, performing to royalty in Brunei, to Indian states people in the Himalayas, a truly disastrous run in Barbados, an unforgettable stint on The Price is Right in Australia and other occasional bits of telly for the 成人快手.

With theatre scripts licensed worldwide, they played for 3 months in London鈥檚 West End and collaborated with numerous organisations.

Peepolykus is produced by Eleanor Lloyd Productions.

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

First broadcast on 成人快手 Radio 4 in March 2017.

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28 minutes

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Thu 1 Jun 2023 02:30

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Credits

Role Contributor
Javier Javier Marzan
John John Nicholson
Lucy Sanchia McCormack
Professor Van Hesling Richard Katz
Mrs Higgins Chetna Pandya
Guard John Dougall
Guard Nicholas Murchie
Director Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer John Nicholson
Writer Richard Katz

Broadcasts

  • Fri 10 Mar 2017 11:30
  • Sun 9 Jun 2019 19:15
  • Fri 14 Jun 2019 07:30
  • Fri 14 Jun 2019 17:30
  • Fri 14 Jun 2019 22:00
  • Sat 15 Jun 2019 05:30
  • Wed 19 May 2021 07:00
  • Wed 19 May 2021 17:00
  • Thu 20 May 2021 05:00
  • Sat 22 May 2021 12:00
  • Wed 31 May 2023 07:30
  • Wed 31 May 2023 12:30
  • Wed 31 May 2023 17:30
  • Thu 1 Jun 2023 02:30