The Lyric Theatre is the perfect setting to see this one-many show by much-loved Pip Utton, know for his stunning portrayals of such figures as Chaplin, Dickens and Keane. Pip’s production Adolf continues to tour the globe, his productions win accolades at the Edinburgh Festival each year and he is well known for his insightful take on these historical figures.
Churchill takes us back as Big Ben chimes and strikes thirteen; a magical time when once a year for just over an hour the statues of the great statesmen in Parliament Square, London, comes alive again. Winston Churchill descends from his plinth to indulge himself in three of his greatest pleasures; a glass of scotch, a cigar and listening to himself talk.
“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.”
Master of the one man show, Pip Utton’s latest is not an attempt to decide on Churchill’s greatness. but an evening spent in the entertaining company of the man whose life spanned two centuries and saw the decline of the British Empire.
“It is indeed a magical hour, and one of Utton’s finest.” Edinburgh Guide
Tickets are £10 available from Bridport Arts Centre box office 01308 424204 or on the door of the Lyric on Friday 28th Feb evening. Doors at 7.30pm Show at 8pm.
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