Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Comedians is a play by Trevor Griffiths, set in a Manchester evening class for aspiring working-class comedians. It was first performed at the Nottingham Playhouse on 20 February 1975, in a production directed by Richard Eyre. The cast included Jonathan Pryce as the main character, Gethin Price, Stephen Rea and the comedian and music hall performer Jimmy Jewel as the teacher. The play deals with political issues such as sexism and racism. A BBC television version in the Play for Today series was transmitted 25 October 1979 with Bill Fraser as the teacher.. }
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- Comedians_(play) abstract "Comedians is a play by Trevor Griffiths, set in a Manchester evening class for aspiring working-class comedians. It was first performed at the Nottingham Playhouse on 20 February 1975, in a production directed by Richard Eyre. The cast included Jonathan Pryce as the main character, Gethin Price, Stephen Rea and the comedian and music hall performer Jimmy Jewel as the teacher. The play deals with political issues such as sexism and racism. A BBC television version in the Play for Today series was transmitted 25 October 1979 with Bill Fraser as the teacher.".