Thu 1 Jan, 12:00am

The Lion and the Unicorn

A radio play live on stage, starring Brian Capron (Coronation Street, Grange Hill), Frazer Hines (Emmerdale, Doctor Who), Tim Hudson (De Gaulle, Father Brown) and Corrinne Wicks (Doctors, Emmerdale)

‘Winston, this is our problem – I would pacify Hitler, you would provoke him.’

‘Yes Neville, that is our problem. A wolf in a cage you may pacify. A wolf on the prowl you must shoot!’

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6 Weeks of War, 2 Leaders, 1 Moment in History

On the evening of 13th October 1939, six weeks after war has been declared on Hitler’s Germany, Winston Churchill and Neville Chamberlain, opponents for years, meet together with their wives, Clementine and Anne, for a private dinner.

Prime Minister Chamberlain has seen all his efforts to negotiate peace with Hitler shattered. Churchill has been recalled to the cabinet after ten years, his dire warnings of the Nazi threat vindicated.

History tells us this was the only time the four ever met alone together socially. There is no official record as to what transpired during that unique evening…

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Starring

BRIAN CAPRON (Coronation Street, Grange Hill) as Neville Chamberlain

Brian Capron is best known for his roles in Coronation Street and Grange Hill. He will be playing Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, who had announced the declaration of war on Germany just 6 weeks prior to the events of the play.

FRAZER HINES (Emmerdale, Doctor Who) as Inches, the Churchills’ butler

Frazer Hines is best known for his time in Emmerdale and Doctor Who. He will be playing the Churchills’ butler Inches.

TIM HUDSON (Churchill in the film ‘De Gaulle‘, Father Brown) as Winston Churchill

Tim Hudson has played Winston Churchill in two films, and has appeared in a variety of television shows over his decades of acting. He will be playing Winston Churchill, recently reappointed First Lord of the Admiralty as part of Chamberlain’s war cabinet.

CORRINNE WICKS (Doctors, Emmerdale) as Clementine Churchill

Corrinne Wicks is best known for playing Dr. Helen Thompson in the BBC daytime soap opera, Doctors. She has also appeared in Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Holby City and many more classic British television shows. She will be playing Clementine Churchill.

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A Radio Play Live on Stage

‘We are on the brink of the greatest tempest in history… and history often turns on one man’s decision.’

From the pen of Robin Hawdon (God and Stephen Hawking, A Night In Provence), this compelling new play is by turns epic and intimate, dramatic and moving, and never less than enthralling throughout. The play also has a striking relevance to the modern day and as it asks the question, how far should one go to pacify a threatening dictator?

Presented as a radio-play-live-on-stage – the setting is a radio studio, the actors ready as if for a radio broadcast, and the sound effects created live on stage, all combining to transport the audience to wartime London, as Crime And Comedy Theatre Company bring to life the first ever production of this fascinating new drama.

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Crime & Comedy Theatre Company

Dedicated to touring the very best in drama, thrillers and comedy across the UK and bringing classic, much-loved plays featuring popular actors to a theatre near you, directed by some of the most experienced names in entertainment.

Created by the team from Honalee Media Ltd, who have successfully written and produced a wealth of family theatre productions for many years, and are passionate about presenting the finest plays from the foremost playwrights at the highest quality – making Crime and Comedy Theatre Company one of the most exciting professional producers touring the UK today.