The Wipers Times - The tale of a newspaper created amid the horror of the trenches

By The Newsroom
Published 14th Sep 2018, 11:32 BST
Updated 14th Sep 2018, 11:33 BST
Chris Levens and Kevin Brewer in The Wipers Times - Photograpgh by Kirsten McTernanChris Levens and Kevin Brewer in The Wipers Times - Photograpgh by Kirsten McTernan
Chris Levens and Kevin Brewer in The Wipers Times - Photograpgh by Kirsten McTernan
Tickets are selling fast for The Wipers Times, Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's true and extraordinary story of the satirical newspaper created in the mud and mayhem of the Somme.

This acclaimed production is sure to be a season highlight and comes to Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre from Monday 1 – Saturday 6 October direct from a record breaking West End season.

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.

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