It’s Now or Never!
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It’s Now or Never! is a comedy stage play that starred Peter Polycarpou and Tony Roper and was originally produced at the Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch in association with Rod Coton and Joe Scott-Parkinson. It was directed by Marina Calderone and you can read the whole story here.
Elvis Presley fanatic Tom and his fiancee Alice arrive in Spain in preparation for their long-awaited wedding.
Keith Clark, a plumber and fellow Elvis fanatic, has offered them the use of his villa outside Marbella whilst he is in London. But their arrival has been predated by a sighting by Keith of the real Elvis alive and hiding out in a nearby villa!
Unbeknownst to Alice, who is not much of an Elvis fan, Keith talks Tom into helping him kidnap Elvis to sell the story to the British tabloid press. Things go according to plan until the victim appears to die in their custody.
The ensuing confusion resulting from the attempts to hide their hysteria (and the body) from Alice while convincing The Sunday Insider of their conquest leads to chaos as a variety of ‘Elvises’ appear and disappear and identities change by the moment in this fast-
Elvis Presley fanatic Tom and his fiancee Alice arrive in Spain in preparation for their long-
Keith Clark, a plumber and fellow Elvis fanatic, has offered them the use of his villa outside Marbella whilst he is in London. But their arrival has been predated by a sighting by Keith of the real Elvis alive and hiding out in a nearby villa!
Unbeknownst to Alice, who is not much of an Elvis fan, Keith talks Tom into helping him kidnap Elvis to sell the story to the British tabloid press. Things go according to plan until the victim appears to die in their custody.
The ensuing confusion resulting from the attempts to hide their hysteria (and the body) from Alice while convincing The Sunday Insider of their conquest leads to chaos as a variety of ‘Elvises’ appear and disappear and identities change by the moment in this fast-
THE ORIGINAL CAST
Tom Weals....Tony Roper
Alice Martin....Heather Alexander
Keith Clark....Peter Polycarpou
Lydia....Jacqueline Stirling
Elvis....Leyton Sommors
Daphne Wood....Jennifer Piercey
Inspector Olvera....Stephen Bent
Designed by Jessica Tyrwhitt.
Lighting by Jon Linstrum.
Directed by Marina Caldarone.
Tom Weals....Tony Roper
Alice Martin....Heather Alexander
Keith Clark....Peter Polycarpou
Lydia....Jacqueline Stirling
Elvis....Leyton Sommors
Daphne Wood....Jennifer Piercey
Inspector Olvera....Stephen Bent
Designed by Jessica Tyrwhitt.
Lighting by Jon Linstrum.
Directed by Marina Caldarone.
For information about stage rights or to read It’s Now or Never! contact Josef Weinberger Plays here.
It’s Now or Never! has a cast of 7 (M4, F3) and uses one set of a Spanish villa.