The Code of the Woosters

Wodehouse’s most famous creations, likeable nitwit Bertie Wooster and his effortlesly superior valet and protector Jeeves, reach a kind of apotheosis in The Code of the Woosters,  in which Bertie is rescued from his bumbling escapades again and again by the ever-nonplussed gentleman’s gentleman Jeeves.

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P.G. Wodehouse's delightful English comedy, The Code Of The Woosters has been beautifully adapted and directed as a stage play Mark Richard and produced in audiobook form with a nine member cast bringing Bertie Wooster, his unflappable butler Jeeves and a host of characters to life. Bertie's beloved Aunt Dahlia pressures him into stealing a cow-shaped silver creamer and that launches another merry mix-up of laughs, gaffs, and frustrated romances in true Wodehouse style. The Code Of The Woosters is a superbly entertaining, 121 minute, two cassette "theatre of the mind" production that is a "must" for all Wodehouse fans. Also very highly recommended is the L.A. Theatre Works production of Wodehouse's Thank You, Jeeves (1-58081-119-1, $19.95).

Comic timing would seem less of the essence in literature until you read the English wit of P. G. Wodehouse, who shows just how a well-placed comment or properly inflected phrase can create a response that is often all too rare during a reading session: A loud, hearty laugh.