Play Wisty For Me – The Life of Peter Cook is an original play by Matthew Perret and Jeremy Limb, using the characters portrayed by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore (Pete and Dud, Derek and Clive, E. L. Wisty, Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling and Sven the Norwegian fisherman) to tell the story of Peter Cook's life and pay tribute to his comic genius. After Moore's death, it was slightly rewritten, to become more of a tribute to Moore too.Suzanne Carbone, The Age, March 29 2002 retrieved 25 September 2012
It premiered at the Pleasance Theatre at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 1998,Yahoo Groups, November 11 2000 retrieved 25 September 2012 selling out for the entire run. It was well received by the press Louise Levene, The Independent, August 22 1998 retrieved 25 September 2012 for its use of entirely new material and was runner-up for the LWT Comedy Writing Award 1998.
It had a run at Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, in June 1999 Riverside Studios listing retrieved 25 September 2012 and another sell-out run at the Pleasance, Edinburgh in August 1999.
It was performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2002, its opening night coinciding with the death of Dudley Moore.Suzanne Carbone, The Age, March 29 2002 retrieved 25 September 2012 It continued with a short run at C Venues in Edinburgh 2002,Edinburgh Guide retrieved 25 September 2012 and a UK tour in 2003-4 UK tour listing retrieved 25 September 2012
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