The Wipers Times 2017
Run Time:
2 hours and 10 minutes
2 hours and 10 minutes
Ages: 12+
Opened: March 27, 2017Closing: December 01, 2018
The Wipers Times - 2017 - West End History , Info & More
Arts Theatre
6-7 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, London
Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's The Wipers Times tells the true and extraordinary story of the satirical newspaper created in the mud and mayhem of the Somme. Following a sell-out national tour, The Wipers Times transfers to the West End for a strictly limited season.
In a bombed out building during the First World War in the French town of Ypres (mis-pronounced Wipers by British soldiers), 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 front line.
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.
The Wipers Times - 2017 - West End Cast
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Aled Jones To Guest Star In THE WIPERS TIMES
by Stephi Wild - November 2, 2018
by Stephi Wild - November 2, 2018
Welsh singer Aled Jones is to make a special guest appearance in the charity gala performance of Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's play The Wipers Times on Remembrance Sunday 11 November at 6pm at the Arts Theatre, London in support of The Royal British Legion's Thank You campaign. He will be performing Silent Night with members of The Wipers Times acting company. The arrangement of Silent Night is taken from Aled's new album (with Russell Watson) In Harmony which is released on 9th November. There will be other surprise cameo appearances during the show. The evening will also include an introduction, post-show talk and Q & A with Ian and Nick and an exclusive post-show reception. This special performance coincides with the commemoration of the end of WWI.
BWW Review: THE WIPERS TIMES, Arts Theatre
by Gary Naylor - March 28, 2017
by Gary Naylor - March 28, 2017
The Wipers Times tells the story of an underground magazine, written on the Western Front by soldiers for soldiers, the articles packed with good humour and a touch of irreverence.
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