Giggles with gag actors at 2010 Goodwood Revival

Actors are playing their part in the magical step back in time that is the Goodwood Revival, the world’s most authentic historic motor sport meeting.

Over 75 selected actors and actresses will add a sense of theatre to the Goodwood Revival, following an exhaustive round of auditions.  These actors all become members of GAG, the Goodwood Actors Guild, set up specifically to add to the authentic atmosphere of the Revival.

The Goodwood Revival gives a chance for all visitors to revel in the romance of motor racing as it used to be. The lovingly restored Goodwood Motor Circuit is unchanged from its heyday, and great lengths are taken to ensure that everything on the site is exactly as it was.

All Goodwood staff and GAG members dress in appropriate period clothing from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s – as do most of the Revival spectators – and each year more competitors and spectators get into the effervescent Goodwood spirit by dressing the part, considering it all part of the fun.

All around the Goodwood Motor Circuit site, there are many actors, role-playing and acting out scenes from a bygone era.  Spivs selling nylons and watches from beneath their coats; Mods and Rockers hanging out and dancing, then being ‘moved on’ by the local bobbies; comedic workmen preparing to dig a hole in the most inappropriate place; iconic figures such as ‘Diana Dors’; and even the Dad’s Army home guard are all to be found at the Revival.

Other GAG members act as airline captains, with a string of adoring air hostesses in tow, whilst reporters and photographers chase the playboy set for the latest scoop, oblivious to the ‘happy campers’ munching on their Scotch eggs and tea cakes beside their 1950s caravans. There’s sure to be much more fun in store over the three fabulous days of the Goodwood Revival this year.

To order advance tickets for the Revival, visit goodwood.com.