Neil Jennings as Ken in Men Behaving Badly: The Play

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REVIEWS

“Ken (Neil Jennings), landlord of The Crown, whose singing is so enjoyably average, you don’t want him ever to stop”
WhatsOnStage

“extended musical interval entertainment – nicely done by Neil Jennings“
The Guardian

“Neil Jennings as pub landlord Ken and Valerie Antwi as his girlfriend Eve give us a spirited bit of Butlin’s 1990s Weekender type entertainment”
Chortle

“Special mention has to go however to Neil Jennings for his performance as Ken, exuding life and soul energy, themes of male friendship and a real interval scene stealer surprise!”
West End Best Friend

“Neil Jennings injects some vital eccentricity as Crown landlord Ken”
Telegraph

“with Neil Jennings giving an equally convincing impression of John Thompson’s landlord, Ken, in some show-stealing scenes”
Stage Talk Magazine

“Ken, the landlord, amiably played by Neil Jennings“
The Times

We’re delighted to share that Neil Jennings will appear as Ken in the world premiere of Men Behaving Badly: The Play, opening at the Barn Theatre, Cirencester in January 2026.

Written by Simon Nye and directed by Joseph O’Malley, the new stage play is based on the much-loved BBC sitcom and picks up the story on 31 December 1999, as Gary, Dorothy, Deborah and Tony prepare to see in the new millennium. With unresolved tensions bubbling beneath the surface, the play continues the story from where the original television series left off.

Alongside Neil as Ken, the cast includes Ross Carswell as Gary, Matt Howdon as Tony, Ellie Nunn as Dorothy, Tricia Adele-Turner as Deborah and Valerie Antwi as Eve.

The creative team features Alfie Heywood (Set & Costume Design), Denise Cleal (Associate Costume Designer), Adam Foley (Lighting Design), Amanda Priestley (Sound Design & Composition), with casting by Marc Frankum and dialect coaching by Zoe Littleton.

The production runs from Friday 30 January – Saturday 7 March, with a press night on Tuesday 3 February. Find out more at: barntheatre.org.uk/men-behaving-badly

Neil recently completed a festive run as Dame Bertha Goose in Mother Goose and the Golden Egg at South Hill Park after a year as Detective Pidcock in the UK tour and West End transfer of A Shoddy Detective: The Art of Deception.

Production photos by Alex Tabrizi

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