Editing Up Pompeii! (section)

==Stage play==
In 1988, Howerd asked one of his writers, [[Miles Tredinnick]], to work on an updated stage version of ''Up Pompeii!'' for a proposed national UK tour, but the play was shelved when Howerd was offered a chance by [[Larry Gelbart]] to reprise his role as Pseudolus in ''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]'' at the [[Piccadilly Theatre]] in London's [[West End of London|West End]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/4kx/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-forum/production/bx6|title=Production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum &#124; Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> The play was eventually revised and updated and had its premiere in [[Chesterfield, Derbyshire|Chesterfield]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/lifestyle/damian_s_a_slave_to_his_art_1_2976746|title=Derbyshire Times review of ''Up Pompeii''}}</ref> in January 2011 and then embarked on a UK tour. Produced and directed by Bruce James, it starred Damian Williams, host of Sky One's ''[[Are You Smarter than a 10 Year Old? (British game show)|Are You Smarter than a 10 Year Old?]]'', as Lurcio the slave. An acting edition of the play was published by Josef Weinberger Ltd in 2012.