The Wipers Times, Arts Theatre
Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's satirical WWI play returns to London's Arts Theatre
The Wipers Times, Arts Theatre
Ian Hislop and Nick Newman’s stage adaptation of their own award-winning BBC film, The Wipers Times. returns to the Arts Theatre after impressing in 2017, and embarking on a national tour earlier this year.
Set against the brutal backdrop of the Somme, this play brings to life the true story of a satirical newspaper that was created by a group of British soldiers, and named after their common mispronunciation of the nearby town, Ypres.
In early 1916 two officers discovered a printing press forgotten in a bombed out building which inspired their creation of The Wipers Times, a subversive but resolutely cheerful publication that circulated among British troops for the final two years of the war.
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Set against the brutal backdrop of the Somme, this play brings to life the true story of a satirical newspaper that was created by a group of British soldiers, and named after their common mispronunciation of the nearby town, Ypres.
In early 1916 two officers discovered a printing press forgotten in a bombed out building which inspired their creation of The Wipers Times, a subversive but resolutely cheerful publication that circulated among British troops for the final two years of the war.
Click here to book now.
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| What | The Wipers Times, Arts Theatre |
| Where | Arts Theatre, 6-7 Great Newport Street, London, WC2H 7JB | MAP |
| Nearest tube | Leicester Square (underground) |
| When |
16 Oct 18 – 01 Dec 18, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM |
| Price | £27.03 - £56.93 |
| Website | Click here to book |