smallhobbit | The Wipers Times

I'd already seen this play at Cheltenham last November, but TD hadn't and was keen to do so, so I said I'd get tickets for us for the Saturday afternoon. We had a lazy morning, before coming into central London for lunch. We'd met early Friday afternoon and had gone shopping together then so there was no pressure to do anything.

The play was at the Arts Theatre (another one to add to my list) and I'd booked tickets with a slightly restricted view, because otherwise they were quite expensive. Slightly restricted was because these were front row tickets and the stage was quite high. (Strangely we'd had second row tickets for Aladdin the previous night, at the end of the row but still a great view.) It didn't impede our appreciation of the action and on occasion we found one of the actors looking directly at us, so really good seats.

I enjoyed the play last year, and enjoyed it just as much again. Both funny and poignant, it was a great tribute to the men who'd fought on the Western Front and dealt with all that had come their way. It was especially appropriate to see the play a week after Armistice Day.

TD had given me the book of the Wipers Times, which has all the editions which were printed, last Christmas, and I'd finished it just before I went to London, so it was fun hearing reference to the articles. I'd recommend going to see it, but the run finishes the end of next week and I suspect there aren't that many seats available. I was delighted to have seen it for a second time.