Written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman, The Wipers Times tells the true and extraordinary story of the satirical newspaper created in the mud and mayhem of the Somme.
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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.
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The show runs at Arts Theatre London (@artstheatreldn) until next Sat, 1 December
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