It was over fast – like most good things really

The cast of ‘The Fast Show – Stood Up’ took a well-deserved bow at the end of its second show on Sunday December 7: (left-right) Dawn Wall, Jon Nunn, Nino Burini, Martin Popplewell, Vaughn Strother, Vanessa Poole, Raymond Shinn and Gemma Wilkie.


The other two cast members from the English Drama Company were squeezed out of that photo, so here they are in all their glory: Alun Thomas and Steven Davy.


Following the show, it was time to sink a few drinks and let the realisation of their achievement (read our five-star review) sink in.


For Popplewell (right), it is something he will rightly remember with pride





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