Ian Hislop & Nick Newman's Trial By Laughter On Sale Now

Following their smash-hit success The Wipers Times which played to packed houses last week at the Devonshire Park Theatre, Ian Hislop and Nick Newman have once again taken inspiration from real life events for their new play Trial by Laughter.  

William Hone, the forgotten hero of free speech, was a bookseller, publisher and satirist. In 1817, he stood trial for ‘impious blasphemy and seditious libel’. The only crime he had committed was to be funny. Worse than that he was funny by parodying religious texts. And worst of all, he was funny about the despotic government and the libidinous monarchy.

Trial By Laughter, Tue 5 - Sat 9 March 2019, Devonshire Park Theatre BOOK ONLINE