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===Stage=== *'''''Ying Tong: A Walk with the Goons''''' ''Ying Tong'' is a play written by Roy Smiles which is set partly in a radio studio, partly in a mental asylum and partly in Spike Milligan's mind. It recreates the Goons recording the show, but part way through Spike has a mental breakdown and is committed to an asylum. While it features all of the Goons throughout (although Bentine is mentioned, the fourth character represents Wallace Greenslade), the focus is on Milligan and his breakdown. *'''''Birmingham Comedy Festival''''' [[Birmingham Comedy Festival]] produced a theatre production as part of their festival in 2014 staging two Milligan Goon Show scripts, ''The Canal'' and ''The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton)''.<ref>Laws, Roz. [https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/comedy-news/birmingham-comedy-festival-gets-under-7838685 "Birmingham Comedy Festival gets under way with a recreation of The Goon Show"], ''Birmingham Mail'', 26 September 2014. Retrieved on 24 April.</ref> The festival produced a second touring production in 2017 featuring two more Milligan scripts, ''The House Of Teeth'' and ''The Jet Propelled Guided NAAFI''.<ref>Sutherland, Gill. [https://www.stratford-herald.com/65957-goons-come-stratford.html "The Goons come to Stratford"], ''Stratford-Upon-Herald'', 8 February 2017. Retrieved on 24 April.</ref> Both runs were sanctioned by Norma Farnes and Spike Milligan Productions. The festival returned to The Goon Show in 2023 to mark the centenary of the birth of [[Larry Stephens]], staging ''The Seagoon Memoirs'' and ''The Moriarty Murder Mystery''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=goonshow.org |date=2023-07-13 |title=The Goon Show On Stage In Birmingham - |url=https://goonshow.org/2023/07/13/on-stage-birmingham/ |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=goonshow.org |language=en-GB}}</ref> Cast: Sellers - Richard Usher; Milligan - Robert Coletta (2014), Mark Earby (2017, 2023), Secombe - Jimm Rennie (2014, 2023), Stephan Bessant (2017); Wallace Greenslade/ Valentine Dyal - Phil Hemming (2014, 2017), Ian Danter (2024). Director by Robert F. Ball (2014, 2017); Director/Producer Dave Freak. *'''''Apollo Theatre Company''''' Touring in late 2018 in the UK, Apollo Theatre Company in conjunction with Spike Milligan Productions recreated three episodes of The Goon Show - The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler, Tails of Men's Shirts, and The Phantom Head Shaver - with recreations of the original scripts. Co-producer Norma Farnes, Milligan's ex-manager, agreed to the use of the material on the basis the production was respectful of the scripts. The roles of Sellers, Milligan, and Secombe were played by Julian McDowell, Colin Elmer and Clive Greenwood and the production was directed by McDowell and Tim Astley.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/2018/the-goon-show-returns-how-a-new-play-is-celebrating-spike-milligan-harry-secombe-and-peter-sellers/ |title=The Goon Show returns: how a new play is celebrating Milligan and Co |newspaper=The Stage |access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>
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