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Venue	Opera House
Town	Manchester
County	Greater Manchester
From	31st October 2017
To	4th November 2017
Opera House (V488)
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Date of change: 13 Mar 17 - T900497214

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:: (T900497214)

Producer	The Watermill
Director	Caroline Leslie
Design	Dora Schweitzer
Lighting	James Smith
Sound	Steve Mayo
Music	Nick Green
Musical Director	Paul Herbert
Performer	Kevin Brewer (Henderson)
Performer	James Dutton (Roberts)
Performer	George Kemp (Pearson)
Performer	Jake Morgan (Barnes)
Performer	Dan Tetsell (General Mitford)

Listing:: L946860884

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