Bill & Bobby

After a night on the town two revellers awake to find themselves in a bath… Convinced that the party is not over, the two friends play a tipsy tribute to the dancing partnerships of the silver screen.

Bill & Bobby celebrates a golden time of good old-fashioned entertainment, when dancing together and ‘happily ever after’ went hand in hand.

Bill and Bobby. Dave pops up from a bathtub looking slightly bewildered.

[Image Description: Dave Toole pops up from within a bathtub, sporting a rather suprised expression and wearing a crisp white shirt and black suit jacket. Lucy is barely visible crouched behind the bath, her shoulder and hand just above the tub. This outdoor performance of Bill and Bobby is set against an unfocussed background of red rosebushes, the scarlet flowers popping bright against the green.]

Reviews

  • A performance that recalls the stylish partnership of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and borrows from 1930s films with a magpie glee

Production images

  • Dave and Lucy in a bathtub during an outdoor performance of Bill and Bobby.
  • Dave and Lucy during an outdoor performance of Bill and Bobby.
  • Dave and Lucy during an outdoor performance of Bill and Bobby.
  • Dave and Lucy in a bathtub during an outdoor performance of Bill and Bobby.

Credits

Lucy Bennett
Choreographer / Costume / Performer - Bobby

David Toole
Choreographer / Performer - Bill

Amy Butler / Hannah Rotchell
Performer - Bobby (role share)

Helen Bendell
Lucy's body double

Joop Oonk
Choreographic assistance

Sho Shibata
Executive Producer

Charlotte Mackie
Producer

Ian Taylor
Set Builder

Supported by

National Theatre, Without Walls Consortium with individual commissioning support from Winchester Hat Fair and the University of Surrey