About the Show
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
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
Ian Hislop
Author
Nick Newman
Author
Bob Benton
Producer
David Parfitt
Producer
Caroline Leslie
Director
Dora Schweitzer
Design
Nick Green
Music
James Smith
Lighting
Steve Mayo
Sound
Paul Herbert
Musical Director
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