The Everyman Theatre Cheltenham, in association with Worcester Theatres and Malvernbard present
Vincent died in 1890, John died in 1980, both of gunshot wounds to the chest.
But imagine what might have happened had the two greatest artists of their time met…
“Every scream and fleck of spit serve to immerse us in this most intense and absorbing of encounters” - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - StageTalk Magazine
“Laugh-out-loud funny… it sticks to its guns right to the end… a genuinely entertaining hour’s traffic of the stage” - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - British Theatre Guide
“An exceptional play, there was a rapport that captured the essence of the two iconic artists and brought the meeting of minds together” - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Theatre and Art Reviews
“Andrews and Wilkes deliver intense, convincing performances – they are exactly how we remember Lennon and imagine how van Gogh would be” - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - The Real Chris Sparkle
A hypothetical meeting of chance
Five years before their deaths both men went through profound change.
Vincent van Gogh finally renounced his religious ambitions and began to paint in earnest, and despite great arguments with antagonist Paul Gaugin created his life’s great masterworks.
John Lennon renounced sex, drugs and rock & roll and began five years seclusion as a family unit, and despite great arguments with antagonist Paul McCartney created a son, and what would be his last album.
Could it have ended differently?
This play takes place at their exact moment of crisis and decision.
2024 tour
Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, Irving Studio. Wed 24th - Sat 27th July.
Swan Theatre, Worcester, Swan Studio. Wed 31st July - Sat 3rd Aug.
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Space on Niddry St. Mon 19th - Sat 24th Aug.
The Other Palace, London, Studio. Tues 3rd - Sun 8th Sept.
Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, Walker Studio Wed 18th Sept.
Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham Wed 25th - Thurs 26th Sept.
Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury, Norman Bragg Studio Fri 27th Sept.
Coach House Theatre, Malvern. Sat 28th Sept.
Theatre Royal, Bath, Ustinov Studio. Fri 4th - Sat 5th Oct.
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Directed by Owen Harper
Written by Nick Wilkes
Vincent Van Gogh - Murray Andrews
John Lennon - Nick Wilkes