Help David Benson fund his new show
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David Benson took 'Cato Street 1820' to the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe, his first new solo show since 2010, where it was warmly received. Now let's help him take the show on the road!
See the trailer here: https://www.catostreet1820.co.uk
Benson’s innovative and influential shows over two decades have covered a wide range of themes, from the personal lives of comedians Kenneth Williams and Frankie Howerd; the death of Diana, Princess of Wales; the award-winning political drama Lockerbie: Unfinished Business; and a joyous celebration of the songs of Noel Coward (who he played in the classic BBC sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart) to name a few.
Now, following a long gap from creating solo work, and after four years of research, Benson’s new offering focusses again on a controversial subject: the shocking ‘Cato Street Plot’ of 1820, in which a group of starving ‘radicals’ attempted to assassinate the entire cabinet of then-Prime Minister, Lord Liverpool!
And, for the first time since his debut show in 1996 (the award-winning Think No Evil of Us: My Life With Kenneth Williams) he is ‘self-producing' - that means taking on all the costs of mounting a production: posters and print, accommodation, paying musicians, technicians, designers, venue hire, travel and many other expenses.
All donors will be named in the programme and will receive a personal message of thanks from David
See the trailer here: https://www.catostreet1820.co.uk
Benson’s innovative and influential shows over two decades have covered a wide range of themes, from the personal lives of comedians Kenneth Williams and Frankie Howerd; the death of Diana, Princess of Wales; the award-winning political drama Lockerbie: Unfinished Business; and a joyous celebration of the songs of Noel Coward (who he played in the classic BBC sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart) to name a few.
Now, following a long gap from creating solo work, and after four years of research, Benson’s new offering focusses again on a controversial subject: the shocking ‘Cato Street Plot’ of 1820, in which a group of starving ‘radicals’ attempted to assassinate the entire cabinet of then-Prime Minister, Lord Liverpool!
And, for the first time since his debut show in 1996 (the award-winning Think No Evil of Us: My Life With Kenneth Williams) he is ‘self-producing' - that means taking on all the costs of mounting a production: posters and print, accommodation, paying musicians, technicians, designers, venue hire, travel and many other expenses.
All donors will be named in the programme and will receive a personal message of thanks from David
Organizer and beneficiary
Miranda Hodgson
Organizer
David Benson
Beneficiary