Bury St Edmunds Operatic and Dramatic Society returns to the Theatre Royal stage with its production of ’Allo ’Allo: The Camembert Caper

All our favourite characters from the popular TV series ‘Allo ’Allo are ready to bring the laughter to the Theatre Royal, as members of Bury St Edmunds Operatic and Dramatic Society stage their latest show.

Allo Allo 2: The Camembert Caper, based on the hugely popular television comedy series, is the sequel to the popular stage production of ’Allo ’Allo and continues the adventures of reluctant resistance hero and harassed café owner René Artois in German-occupied wartime France.

Still trying to repatriate a pair of British airmen, René, his wife Edith and their café waitresses, Mimi and Yvette, are embroiled in yet another complicated and life-threatening scheme. General Von Klinkerhoffen demands a fortune in francs in recompense for the loss of the infamous painting of ‘The Fallen Madonna With The Big Boobies' and René is expected to come up with the cash.

But nothing is ever easy. The local undertaker, Monsieur Alphonse, is making advances on Edith. René's mother-in-law, Fanny, objects to the radio used to communicate with London being hidden under her bed. No-one can understand what Officer Crabtree (the British agent disguised as a policeman) is saying. Michelle of the Resistance has a series of increasingly hare-brained proposals. Herr Flick of the Gestapo, Colonel Von Strohm and Captain Geering all have their own plans to get hold of the money and Lieutenant Gruber still wants to take René away for a ride in his little tank…

The cash, a set of forged notes and a bomb all end up hidden in identical camembert cheeses. What could possibly go wrong?

Director Tom Hitchcock has led his talented cast to bring these iconic comedy characters to life and he hopes audiences will have a wonderful evening finding out how Rene manages to get himself out of this predicament…

Pictures by Andy Abbott

‘Allo ‘Allo 2: The Camembert Caper, October 15-19, Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds. Call 01284 769505 or visit www.theatreroyal.org