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Find the best Trial By Laughter play tickets at Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes. William Hone, the forgotten hero of free speech, was a bookseller, publisher and satirist. In 1817, he stood trial for ?impious blasphemy and seditious libel'. The only crime he had committed was to be funny. Worse than that he was funny by parodying religious texts. And worst of all, he was funny about the despotic government and the debauched monarchy. Along with his great ally, political cartoonist George Cruikshank, Hone sought vindication for his laughable offences and fought for freedom in one of the most remarkable legal cases of its time.
Approximate runtime 122minutes (including any interval).
Performers Helena Antoniou (Lady Hertford), Philippe Edwards (Sidmouth), Jeremy Lloyd (Prince Regent), Peter Losasso (Cruickshank), Nicholas Murhie (Justice Abbott/Duke of York), Joseph Prowen (Hone), Eva Scott (Lady Conyngham/Sarah), Dan Tetsell (Lord Ellenborough).
Author Ian Hislop. Author Nick Newman. Producer Watermill Theatre. Producer Trademark Touring Production. Director Caroline Leslie. Design Dora Schweitzer. Lighting Matt Leventhall. Sound Steve Mayo.
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