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Defeated in war, can we ever survive the peace? Peace in Our Time envisions the Nazi war machine managing to fight through the Battle of Britain and landing on the island. The piece, as expected due to its subject matter, is unusual for its heavy tone, taking a darker approach than the comedic feel featured in most of Coward's plays. The play takes its title from the common misquotation of Conservative leader Neville Chamberlain's phrase during a massively publicized speech after he arrived back from the Munich Conference of 1938. While the British Prime Minister referred to having "peace for our time", the saying is often remembered as "peace in our time". A rare chance to see the forgotten drama of 1940's Britain under Nazi occupation, in the UK's first ever revival.

Cast/Performers

Patrick Bailey (Fred Shattock), Virge Gilchrist (Nora Shattock), Molly Crookes (Doris Shattock), Samuel Oakes (Stephen Shattock), Liv Fowler (Pyllis Mere), Caitlin Rutter (Lyia Vivian), Helen Rose-Hampton (George Bourne), Carlotta Lucking (Janet Braid), Dominic McChesney (Chorley Bannister), Anthony Keetch (Mr Grainger), Katy Feeney (Mrs Grainger), Robert Lane (Billy Grainger), Jemima Watling (Alma Boughton), Katy Feeney (Mrs Massiter), Joe Mason (Bobby Paxton), Malcolm Davies (Alfie Blake), Sue Swallow (Lily Blake), Will Forester (Doctor Venning), Joseph Tyler Todd (Albrecht Richter), Joe Mason (Kurt Forster)

Creatives/Company

Author: Noel Coward
Company: Phil Willmott Company
Director(s): Phil Willmott, Kit Pope (assistant), Adam Braham (casting director)
Design: Reuben Speed
Sound: Ralph Warman
Costume: Penn O'Gara
Producer(s): Sasha Regan, Maison Kelley (associate producer)