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'The Duck House proves genuinely hilarious' The Telegraph

Performance dates

27th November 2013 – 29th March 2014

Run time 2 hours 20 minutes including one interval

Includes interval

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Ben Miller stars in The Duck House at the Vaudeville Theatre an outrageous new laugh out loud comedy set in a world of dodgy receipts, dodgier deceit, and pure Parliamentary panic.

The Duck House is set in May 2009 when Gordon Brown’s Government is in meltdown and a General Election is just one year away. Labour backbencher Robert Houston loves being an MP and will do anythingto save his seat – including change sides. All is going well with his switch from red to blue until, on the eve of his final interview with Sir Norman Cavendish, a Tory grandee, the Expenses Scandal breaks.
 
As public fury mounts over taxpayers’ millions being frittered away on second homes, hanging baskets, moat-cleaning and duck houses, Robert and his secretarial staff (aka wife Felicity, student son Seb, gorgeous girlfriend Holly and Russian housekeeper Ludmilla) find themselves in big, big trouble. 
 
✭✭✭✭ 'light as a feather, funny as a quack' Theatre Cat
 
✭✭✭✭ 'a ribald farce … genuinely hilarious' The Telegraph
 
 'it’s fast and it’s really funny' The Times
 
'blissfully funny' Independent
 
'a farcical romp.........ribald seasonal entertainment' Evening Standard
 
'a fine production' Financial Times
 
✭✭✭✭ 'comedy gold' London Theatre Guide 
 
'a pretty ripe comedic stew' BBC News Online
 
  Joining Ben Miller as the MP who's got it all and has claimed for most of it in The Duck House are Nancy Carroll as his wife Felicity, Debbie Chazen as Ludmilla, their Russian Housekeeper, James Musgrave as his student son Seb Houston, Simon Shepherd is Sir Norman Cavendish, Tory grandee and Diana Vickers as Seb's gorgeous girlfriend Holly
 
Tony & Olivier award-winning Terry Johnson (Hysteria, End of the Rainbow) directs The Duck House which is by two writers who’ve been making fun of politicians for decades: Dan Patterson (BBC2’s Mock the Week) and Colin Swash (BBC1’s Have I Got News For You and Private Eye).
 
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Special notes

26 February 2014 will be a captioned performance.

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VIDEO: Third Clip From The Duck House at The Vaudeville Theatre

A third clip from The Duck House at the Vaudeville Theatre has been released starring Ben Miller and Nancy Carroll.

11 Dec, 2013 | By London Theatre Direct

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VIDEO: Ben Miller and Nancy Carroll in an exclusive scene from The Duck House!

In a second snippet from The Duck House at the Vaudeville Theatre, Ben Miller and Nancy Carroll in character discuss which ministerial post he may get.

4 Dec, 2013 | By London Theatre Direct

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VIDEO: Ben Miller in The Duck House At The Vaudeville Theatre

An exclusive sneak peak at The Duck House at the Vaudeville Theatre, starring BEN MILLER.

29 Nov, 2013 | By London Theatre Direct

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Ben Miller and X Factor's Diana Vickers cast in The Duck House at Vaudeville Theatre

It has been announced that Ben Miller will lead an all-star cast in the West End premiere of The Duck House. The play is a new comedy set in a world of dodgy receipts, dodgier deceit, and pure Parliamentary panic. 

16 Sep, 2013 | By London Theatre Direct

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