Jonathan Church productions & Oliver Mackwood in association with Cambridge Arts Theatre and Park Theatre presents the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and Chichester Festival Theatre production of
Pressure
Directed by John Dove
Cast includes: David Haig, Malcolm Sinclair and Laura Rogers
West End transfer to the Ambassadors Theatre announced! 6 Jun - 1 Sep
D-Day, June 1944. The Allied forces led by General Eisenhower are poised to launch. 350,000 lives at stake and the decision of whether or not to attack comes down to the most important weather forecast of all time.
Olivier Award-winner David Haig plays Scottish meteorologist, Group Captain James Stagg, in this true story and critical smash hit, from Chichester Festival Theatre and Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh.
“Funny, tense and deeply affecting. Haig… is outstanding” ★★★★★ The Telegraph
"John Dove’s perfectly pitched production has us increasingly enthralled" ★★★★★ Evening Standard
"Sharp, witty and affecting" ★★★★★ The Observer
"Tense, amusing, illuminating" ★★★★ The Times
"A play about unsung heroes, responsibility, integrity and the nature of bravery" ★★★★ Financial Times
"Splendid war time tale of a weather-beating Briton" ★★★★ The Metro
"Stimulating drama" ★★★★ Mark Shenton, London Theatre
"David Haig's meteorological D-Day thriller is a burst of sunshine" ★★★★ WhatsOnStage
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Evening Standard★★★★★
The Observer★★★★★
The Telegraph