New Play 'When Vincent Met John' to Debut in Cheltenham

Cheltenham

Venue: Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham

Imagine the artistic giants Vincent van Gogh and John Lennon meeting and sharing their profound struggles. This intriguing premise is the foundation of a new play by actor and writer Nick Wilkes, titled When Vincent Met John, set to open at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham this July.

 Van Gogh, the renowned nineteenth-century Dutch Post-Impressionist painter, and Lennon, the iconic English musician and peace activist of The Beatles, both died of gunshot wounds to the chest, 90 years apart. The play explores a hypothetical meeting between these two cultural legends, drawing on the extreme and transformative periods both experienced five years before their respective deaths.

"When you compare their lives, it’s amazing the similarities and connections that can be drawn,” said Wilkes. “Their lives begin as polar opposites, but just like a bouncing ball getting ever closer to the floor, their lives become more and more drawn together by similar events. At the start of the play, each around the age of thirty-three, both men were in such a dark place and faced a dreadful crossroads." 

 

 

The play is a co-production between the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham, Worcester Theatres, and Malvernbard, and will be touring nationally following its Cheltenham debut. The ninety-minute production promises an immersive experience, inviting audiences to ponder whether the tragic endings of these two great artists were inevitable or if they could have taken a different path.

Performance Schedule:

• 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
• Theatre Royal, Bath, Ustinov Studio: Fri 4th - Sat 5th Oct

 

 

For more information and to book tickets, visit https://www.everymantheatre.org.uk/shows/when-vincent-met-john/

Don't miss this unique opportunity to witness the imagined intersection of two of history's most influential artists in When Vincent Met John.

 

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