Trial by Laughter at the Devonshire Park Theatre - Remembering a forgotten hero of free speech

Following smash-hit success for The Wipers Times which played to packed houses in Eastbourne's Devonshire Park Theatre this October, Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's Trial by Laughter will play at the same venue, 5 '“ 9 March 2019.

Having received critical acclaim for The Wipers Times, the extraordinary story of the satirical newspaper created in the mud and mayhem of the Somme, Hislop and Newman have once again taken inspiration from real life events for their new courtroom drama Trial by Laughter.

William Hone, the forgotten hero of free speech, was a bookseller, publisher and satirist.