Jack Lane

On September 17th the first ever play based on the early life and career of Norman Wisdom will premiere at The Capitol in Horsham, prior to a UK tour. 2015 would have been Norman’s centenary year.

In this moving and funny one-man play Jack Lane takes you behind Norman’s well-known cheeky character to reveal a tough and lonely childhood that would spur him on to a better life. Whilst serving in the Army he discovers a passion for comedy and begins to perfect an act that would go on to shape his unique style.

The world of post-war Music Hall and Variety embraces Norman’s manic slapstick routine catapulting him to stardom in the early 1950s. Success on the silver screen including the hit song, ‘Don’t Laugh at Me’, seals his fame. But fame comes at a price...