Details

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.

Cast/Performers

Kevin Brewer (Henderson), Clio Davies (Lady Somersby / Madame Fifi), Sam Ducane (Lieutenant Colonel Howfield), James Dutton (Captain Roberts), George Kemp (Lieutenant Pearson), Chris Levens (Dodd), Dan Mersh (Deputy Editor / Gen Mitford / Sgt Tyler), Jake Morgan (Barnes), Joseph Reed (Chaplain / Bobbing Bobby), Emilia Williams (Kate Roberts)

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Ian Hislop, Nick Newman
Producer(s): Bob Benton, 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)