Behind the Fridge Canberra Premiere of Cook and Moore
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, the famed two man team, tour Canberra for the world premiere of their new revue Behind the Fridge. They discuss their paths from Cambridge to Beyond the Fringe, their work habits, and the playful tensions of creating characters like Dad and Pete while shaping a show that blends satire, music, and funny business.
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Peter Cook
Empire
Foreign Office
Gibraltar
Canberra
Dudley Moore
Moore
Dagenham
Jessons
Plavine
Magdalen College
Oxford
Grammar School
America
London
John Duckworth
Cook
Edinburch
Meter Cook
New York
Australia
E. L. Wisty
Dud
Pete
Dad
Bud
Punch
Cambridge
Kenneth Williams
Wendy
Judy Hunstable
Britain’s film censorship shifts with new UK system
In London, Secretary S Murphy describes cinema as no longer family entertainment, with TV taking that role while cinema becomes a vehicle for adult work. He explains classification changes from A to AA and X, the board’s largely self regulating authority, and notes London’s mature audience. The Devils by Ken Russell is cited as a recommended, controversial example. Discussions explore Australian exhibition and local licensing impact.
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The
British Board of Film Censory
S. Murphy
Impo
London
Suto Square
Mr Murphy
West End
British Board of Film Censors
England
Wiles
Hobson
Greater London Council
Australia
Murphy
Britain
Lord Harlech
John Trevelyan
Aldous Huxley
Jon Whiting
Ken Russell
Oliver Reed
Vanessa Redgrave
France
Loudon
Louis XIII
Government economies and a nine thousand dollar trip
The report states Mr George Warwick Smith and his wife are abroad on a nine thousand dollar excursion funded by taxpayers. It suggests the Interior played a role in concealing the true purpose, which was to send its head and his wife on a working vacation, and notes pressure to confirm the expenditure.
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Ook
Torquay
Africa
Foreign Office
Eastbourne
Radley College
Cambridge
George Warwick Smith
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