The Wipers Times
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The Wipers Times

at Palace Theatre, Southend-on-Sea
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The Wipers Times

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. The Wipers Times is coming to CITY direct from the West End.

In a bombed out building during the First World War in the Belgian 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.

Rated Excellent

Palace Theatre

430 London Road
Westcliff-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea
SS0 9LA

Disabled Booking:
01702 351135

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Palace Theatre

430 London Road
Westcliff-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea
SS0 9LA

Disabled Booking:
01702 351135

See all events at Palace Theatre