The fastest took six hours and forty-five minutes.

The longest was four times, non-stop, in a row.

But the first? The first is all that matters. The first is all anybody remembers…

From the writer of Jimmy, the sold-out, smash-hit, one-man show – ‘…solo shows are ten a penny, this feels like one in a million’ ★★★★★ (Telegraph) – comes the true story of Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel. The bravery! The fortitude! The sheer outright insanity! It’s time to remember this most humble of men, whose extraordinary feat ought to be far more celebrated than it is. A man who died as he lived, chasing the impossible.  

ADAM says… 

“This is such a rollicking yarn and one I’ve long wanted to adapt into something live. There’s so much drama here on offer, so much comedy, that it has been truly difficult to decide what to leave out and what to put front and centre. But if Captain Webb can swim the English Channel in a little under twenty-two hours, Adam Riches can tell the story of him swimming it (and more) in one!”

 

Tigco is association with Park Theatre.

  • Evenings

    19.00

  • Duration

    60 minutes

  • Tickets

    £15

  • Genre

    Drama

  • Content warnings

    Contains some audience interaction.