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Morecambe

Written by	Tim Whitnall
Characters	Eric Morecambe
Original language	English
Subject	The life of Eric Morecambe

Morecambe is a play by Tim Whitnall which celebrates the life of Eric Morecambe and is based on his life in the entertainment industry.

The play was co-produced by Guy Masterson of Theatre Tours International and Feather Productions and premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the summer of 2009 and transferred to the Duchess Theatre in London's West End for a limited Christmas season running from 9 December 2009 until 17 January 2010.

Morecambe's first production received several awards including the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment 2010, Scotsman Fringe First Award, Edinburgh 2009 and was nominated for several more including the Stage Award for Best Solo Performance Edinburgh 2009, The ITC Best Touring Production Award and WhatsOnStage Awards for Best Production and Best Actor.

It starred Bob Golding as Eric Morecambe and was directed by Guy Masterson. The play was shown at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley, South London in October 2010.

References

Baba, Kitson & Morecambe in Latest Fringe Firsts
Edinburgh Hit Morecambe Has Xmas in West End
"Morecambe Tickets, Churchill Theatre, Bromley, Kent". whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 24 December 2011.

v t e Morecambe and Wise
Eric Morecambe Ernie Wise
Collaborators	Hills and Green Eddie Braben John Ammonds Ernest Maxin Barry Cryer John Junkin
Television	Running Wild (1954) Two of a Kind (1961–1968) The Morecambe & Wise Show (BBC, 1968–1977) The Morecambe & Wise Show (ITV, 1978–1983)
Episode lists	Two of a Kind (1961–1968) The Morecambe & Wise Show (BBC, 1968–1977) The Morecambe & Wise Show (ITV, 1978–1983) Other television appearances
Radio	The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (1975–1978)
Films	The Intelligence Men (1965) That Riviera Touch (1966) The Magnificent Two (1967) Night Train to Murder (1983)
Songs	"Bring Me Sunshine"
Books by	Eric & Ernie: The Autobiography of Morecambe & Wise (1973) Morecambe & Wise: There's No Answer to That! (1981) Still on My Way to Hollywood (1990, Wise only)
Television tributes	Bring Me Sunshine: A Gala Evening (1984) Morecambe and Wise: Bring Me Sunshine (1994) Morecambe & Wise: Greatest Moments (2008) Bring Me Morecambe & Wise (2012)
Related	List of joint appearances Fools Rush In (1973) The Passionate Pilgrim (1984) The Importance of Being Ernie (1993) The Play What I Wrote (2001) Morecambe and Wise: In Their Own Words (2007) Morecambe (2009) Eric and Ernie (2011) Eric, Ernie and Me (2016)

v t e Laurence Olivier Award for Best Family Show
1991-2000	Five Guys Named Moe (1991) Talking Heads (1992) Travels with My Aunt (1993) A Christmas Carol (1994) Maria Friedman By Special Arrangement (1995) Slava's Snowshow (1998) Do You Come Here Often? (1999) Defending the Caveman (2000)
2001-present	Shockheaded Peter (2002) Play Without Words (2003) Duckie's C'est Barbican! (2004) Something Wicked This Way Comes (2006) La Clique (2009) Morecambe (2010) The Railway Children (2011) Svengali (2012) Goodnight Mister Tom (2013) The Wind in the Willows (2014) La Soirée (2015) Showstopper! The Improvised Musical (2016) The Red Shoes (2017) Dick Whittington (2018) A Monster Calls (2019) The Worst Witch (2020) No Ceremony (2021) Wolf Witch Giant Fairy (2022) Hey Duggee (2023) Dinosaur World Live (2024)

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Family Show

1991-2000

Five Guys Named Moe (1991)
Talking Heads (1992)
Travels with My Aunt (1993)
A Christmas Carol (1994)
Maria Friedman By Special Arrangement (1995)
Slava's Snowshow (1998)
Do You Come Here Often? (1999)
Defending the Caveman (2000)

2001-present

Shockheaded Peter (2002)
Play Without Words (2003)
Duckie's C'est Barbican! (2004)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (2006)
La Clique (2009)
Morecambe (2010)
The Railway Children (2011)
Svengali (2012)
Goodnight Mister Tom (2013)
The Wind in the Willows (2014)
La Soirée (2015)
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical (2016)
The Red Shoes (2017)
Dick Whittington (2018)
A Monster Calls (2019)
The Worst Witch (2020)
No Ceremony (2021)
Wolf Witch Giant Fairy (2022)
Hey Duggee (2023)
Dinosaur World Live (2024)

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