Performance

Venue	Oxford Playhouse
Town	Oxford
County	Oxfordshire
From	3rd September 2018
To	8th September 2018
When	Mon-Thu/Sat 19:30. Fri 20:00. Thu, Sat Mats 14:30
Oxford Playhouse (V803)
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The Wipers Times

Work:: The Wipers Times (S01670396729)

In a bombed out building during the First World War in the French town of Ypres, two officers discover a printing press and create a newspaper for the troops. Far from being a sombre journal about life in the trenches they produced a resolutely cheerful, subversive and very funny newspaper designed to lift the spirits of the men on the frontline. Defying enemy bombardment, gas attacks and the disapproval of many of the top Brass, The Wipers Times rolled off the press for two years and was an extraordinary tribute to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity.

Author	Ian Hislop
Author	Nick Newman

Production:: (T02034364356)

Producer	Bob Benton
Producer	David Parfitt
Director	Caroline Leslie
Design	Dora Schweitzer
Music	Nick Green
Lighting	James Smith
Sound	Steve Mayo
Musical Director	Paul Herbert
Other	Simon Friend Entertainment (General Manager)
Performer	Kevin Brewer (Henderson)
Performer	Clio Davies (Lady Somersby / Madame Fifi)
Performer	Sam Ducane (Lieutenant Colonel Howfield)
Performer	James Dutton (Captain Roberts)
Performer	George Kemp (Lieutenant Pearson)
Performer	Chris Levens (Dodd)
Performer	Dan Mersh (Deputy Editor / Gen Mitford / Sgt Tyler)
Performer	Jake Morgan (Barnes)
Performer	Joseph Reed (Chaplain / Bobbing Bobby)
Performer	Emilia Williams (Kate Roberts)

Listing:: L0418603671

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