Beyond The Fringe / O.C.R. Beyond The Fringe / O.C.R. CD

Before opening at London' Fortune Theatre on 10th May 1961 the Beyond the Fringe cast had a try-out with a one week run at Cambridge's Arts Theatre from 24th-29th April. This is a recording of the Cambridge show recorded on 24th April, their first night, in front of a very enthusiastic and appreciative mostly student audience. It can now be heard for first time for 50 years. Over two hours of material, including 9 previously unreleased sketches which did not make the London run for either editorial reasons, or the Lord Chamberlain's disapproval. One in particular, 'Under Canvas' gives US a foretaste of what Cook & Moore would produce for their later TV show 'Not Only But Also'.

1. Steppes in the Right Direction (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 2. At Home with the Atom (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 3. Love They Neighbour (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 4. Man Bites God (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 5. Royal Box (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 6. The Heat-Death of the Universe (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 7. Under Canvas (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 8. Lied (Deutscher Chansons) (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 9. A Man of Principles (Let's Face It) (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 10. Bollard (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 11. TVPM (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 12. Urn Burial (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 13. And the Same to You (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 14. Words... And Things (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 15. Aftermyth of War (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 16. Civil War (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 17. Real Class (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 18. Gimov (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 19. The Suspense Is Killing Me (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 20. Frank Speaking (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 21. One Leg Too Few (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 22. Alright Sir, It Doesn't Whistle (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 23. The Screw Unturned (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 24. Bloody Rhondda Mine (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 25. Black Equals White (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 26. Shuffle at the Top (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 27. Sitting on the Bench (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 28. Bread Alone (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 29. Dancing About in the Nude (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 30. Take a Pew (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 31. So That's the Way You Like It (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre) 32. The End of the World (Live at the Cambridge Arts Theatre)