The Baker Street Readers will celebrate New Year's by performing An Evening with Jeeves & Wooster on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 30 and 31, at the Hooker-Dunham Theater and Gallery, 139 Main St.
The Readers are most known for reading Sherlock Holmes mysteries but are changing things up with another of England's famed literary duos. Bertie Wooster and his trusty valet Jeeves are the creations of P. G. Wodehouse, who wrote 35 short stories and 11 novels about the pair.
Wooster is a young, wealthy man who has never worked a day in his life, while Jeeves is his "gentleman's gentleman," always on hand to press his trousers or brew his tea. The moneyed classes of England rely on these two men to solve the most thorny of social difficulties, like ending an ill-informed engagement or covering up a scandal.
An Evening with Jeeves & Wooster will feature two of their adventures, Jeeves Takes Charge and Bertie Changes His Mind, with James Gelter as Bertie Wooster and Tony Grobe as Jeeves and special guests Jessica Gelter, Bruce Holloway, and Kaya Blouin. To celebrate the New Year, hors d'oeuvres will be served before the show and during intermission.
Shows begin at 7 pm. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Tickets are $15, cash at the door only. To reserve a seat, email bakertreetreaders@gmail.com. For more information, visit facebook.com/bakerstreetreaders.
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