Due to overwhelming demand and after two sold-out seasons, Robert Bathurst (Cold Feet, Downton Abbey, Toast of London) will once again star in the critically acclaimed, award-winning immersive production of Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell, performed in his favourite Soho haunt, the legendary Coach and Horses pub.
Named a Times Critic’s Pick of the Week and with Robert winning Best Actor at the London Pub Theatre Awards for his portrayal of Jeffrey, this production is an unmissable celebration of Soho’s chaotic charm.
Meet Jeffrey Bernard…a notorious and feckless Soho face. A journalist who doesn’t know the meaning of the word deadline and would much rather be drinking vodka on the rocks in his favourite Soho
watering holes. A throwback of a man who after four marriages and a life of non-stop carousing is starting to feel a touch jaded. Having fallen asleep in the Gents and waking up in the middle of the night inside the legendary Coach and Horses on Greek Street, Jeffrey Bernard is not a man to waste the deserted hours ahead of him before Norman the landlord opens up again in the morning.
Don’t miss the chance to down a pint in The Coach and Horses whilst this Soho legend puts a few (many!) drinks on the tab and regales us with stories of busted bookies, failed marriages, illegal
cat-racing and introduces us to his favourite pub trick involving a pint glass, match-box and a raw egg.
This one-hour one-man show is adapted by James Hillier from the critically acclaimed West End play by Keith Waterhouse.
Robert Bathurst (Jeffrey Bernard)
Robert Bathurst’s screen credits include Toast of London, Cold Feet, Joking Apart, Downton Abbey, The Larkins, Dr Who, The Mezzotint, Munich: The Edge of War.
Robert’s numerous West End and touring theatre productions include classics by Chekhov, Shaw, Shakespeare, Wilde, Ibsen and Aphra Behn, with more modern works by, Michael Frayn, Noel Coward, Joe Penhall, Steven Thompson, Michael Wynne, Claire Luckham and a staged adaptation of Peattie & Taylor’s Alex cartoon strip. In Chicago he played the title role in King Charles 111 by Mike Bartlett and starred as a Tennessee Scrooge in the musical Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol at the SouthBank Centre.
He co-wrote and directed The Fall, a film drama about jockeys. He devised and produced the staging of Love, Loss & Chianti by Christopher Reid a two-actor play in verse with cartoon animation by Charles Peattie. He has written articles on showbusiness and horseracing for The Oldie magazine and book reviews for The Tablet. As a reader of audiobooks he won the Audie as Best Male Narrator in 2020. Robert has recently recorded the first three Lord Peter Wimsey detective novels by Dorothy L Sayers and the classic schooldays novel Goodbye Mr Chips. He has recently spent three months playing a surgeon on BBC’s Casualty, which will be released in the Spring. He is unavailable for medical advice.
James Hillier (Director)
James trained at RADA and is Artistic Director of Defibrillator which he established in 2011.
Credits include: Foxes (59E59 New York, Theatre503, Theatre Peckham, Seven Dials Playhouse); Sunnymead Court (Tristan Bates, Arcola, Theatr Clwyd, The Dukes Lancaster, Theatre Royal Bath) Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell (The Coach and Horses); Not Talking (Arcola Theatre) - Nominated for Best Director OFFIE Awards 2018; A Lie of the Mind (Southwark Playhouse); Speech&Debate (Trafalgar Studios); Insignificance (Langham, New York); The Armour - Winner Best Guest Experience Le Miami Rebel Awards, The Hotel Plays (Langham, London); Hard Feelings ( Finborough Theatre); The Hotel Plays (Grange, London).
Other directing work includes: The Life (Central School of Speech & Drama); How to Make a Good First Impression- Part 1 (Short Film) - Winner Mofilm Shorts Award Tribecca.
Mitchell Reeve for M. Green Productions (Producers)
M. Green Productions is an independent theatre production company with bases in both London and New York, dedicated to delivering exceptional productions worldwide. Founded by theatre producer Mitchell Reeve, the company is committed to presenting works that engage, inspire, and captivate audiences.
Current productions include Pete ‘n’ Keely, starring Jennifer Simard and Christopher Sieber (Carnegie Hall, New York); the Times’ Hot Pick Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell (The Coach and Horses); and What Doesn’t Kill You (Off-Broadway, 59e59 Theaters).
M. Green Productions’ past projects have garnered critical acclaim and recognition, including the world premiere of Remembrance Monday (Seven Dials Playhouse); the Off-Broadway premiere of Foxes (59e59 Theaters); Steve (Seven Dials Playhouse); Dick Whittington (Phoenix Theatre); Death Drop (Garrick Theatre, UK & Ireland Tour, Criterion Theatre); Wonderville: Magic and Illusion Live (Palace Theatre); Dark Sublime (Trafalgar Studios); and San Domino, The Gulf, and Pete ‘n’ Keely (Tristan Bates Theatre).
M. Green Productions also offers bespoke general management and consulting packages for productions and venues worldwide. For more information, visit: mgreenproductions.co.uk
DEFIBRILLATOR (Producers)
Defibrillator make provocative, thrilling and acclaimed theatre in the UK and USA. Established in 2011 with the site-specific The Hotel Plays by Tennessee Williams and most recently producing the groundbreaking and awarding winning Foxes by Dexter Flanders. The company continue to push boundaries, creating entertaining and socially important stories. Stories that send an electric pulse to the heart.
Defibrillator and M. Green Productions
present
Robert Bathurst
in Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell
By Keith Waterhouse
Directed and adapted by James Hillier
The Coach & Horses
29 Greek Street,
Soho, London
W1D 5DH
