by Uta Buhr
Photos: Stefan Kock
Congratulations – what a hilarious play! “Boeing Boeing”, masterly directed by Clifford Dean, marks another “Best of” in the long line of great performances on the stage of the English Theatre of Hamburg. How come that a plot going back to the sixties of the last century is still so popular and elicits almost thunderous applause from the audience. The answer is as simple as that: humour does not know deadlines – witty plays never get stale, no matter at what time they were written. “Boeing Boeing” perfecty reflects the European lifestyle of the “swinging sixties.” Those in the audience who still remember the feeling of liberty and the winds of change after the grey and bitter post-war years will enjoy the charm and lightness of this outstanding comedy written in French by the Swiss-born author Marc Camoletti and translated into English by Beverly Cross and Francis Evans.
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