W. C. P. C. [antikvár]

W.C.P.C. 'Joe Orton has had many imitators but the great virtue of Nigel Williams' W. C. P. C. is that it matches both the candour and the daring of its dramatic predecessor's best work. It is a spiralling comic nightmare in which a raw, reactionary young P.C. from Basingstoke joins the Indecency Unit of the Met's Vice Squad and embarks on a round-the-toilets clean-up campaign only to observe that everyone around him (both in and out of uniform) is as bent as nine-bob notes.' Steven Grant Time Out 'lavatorially festive' Michael Billington Guardian 'brilliant black comedy which gives an altogether new meaning to Queen's Evidence' Sheridan Morley, Punch 'a manic farce in the Alice in Wonderland tradition. The Alice in question is a bright young recruit who strays into the Vice Squad determined to do his duty for Queen and country only to find the entire department manned (and manhandled) by more queens than even Henry VIII could handle.' Jack Tinker, Daily Mail W. C.P. C. was first staged at the Half Moon Theatre, London, in April 1982.