Green describes a coarse actor as: one who can remember his lines, but not the order in which they come.

His hope is to be dead by Act II so that he can spend the rest of his time in the bar.

Everyone else connected with the production.Green had a friend called Askew, with whom he had wrecked many a carefully planned production.

Askew had a list of parts which enabled him to sneak away to the boozer, thanks to an early exit: Polonius, Lord Scroop, Constable of France, Doolittle, Prince of Aragon, etc., etc.

The book was turned into a play, which received popularity and success at the 1977 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and was then transferred to London's West End, where fans included Princess Diana and Prince Charles.