Based on a British variety sketch, comedy is traditionally shown at new year across swathes of mainland Europe
A British music hall sketch that has sunk into obscurity in its country of origin but is an indispensable New Year’s Eve ritual in swathes of continental Europe will be given a new lease of life, after German production powerhouse UFA announced this week it would start filming a six-part prequel next year.
Originally scripted by the variety playwright Lauri Wylie and first performed in English music halls in the 1920s, Dinner for One was recorded as a black-and-white film for German television in the early 60s, it has been a staple of New Year’s Eve television schedules in countries also including Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland and Sweden for at least fifty years.
Continue reading…Based on a British variety sketch, comedy is traditionally shown at new year across swathes of mainland EuropeA British music hall sketch that has sunk into obscurity in its country of origin but is an indispensable New Year’s Eve ritual in swathes of continental Europe will be given a new lease of life, after German production powerhouse UFA announced this week it would start filming a six-part prequel next year.Originally scripted by the variety playwright Lauri Wylie and first performed in English music halls in the 1920s, Dinner for One was recorded as a black-and-white film for German television in the early 60s, it has been a staple of New Year’s Eve television schedules in countries also including Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland and Sweden for at least fifty years. Continue reading…