Notes From A Small Island

Hertfordshire's Premiere of 'Bill Bryson's 'NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND'
A Comedic view of Britain by acclaimed American travel writer Bill Bryson. Adapted for the stage by Tim Whitnall and directed by Chris White.
Performances: Wednesday 8 – Saturday 11 May @ 8pm. Saturday 11 May Matinee @ 2.30pm.
Tickets £12. Box Office Phone No. 0845 20 90 100.
Digswell Village Hall, Harmer Green Lane, Digswell, AL6 0AT
Language warning: Contains some swear words that whilst used in post 9pm TV shows, does mean we recommend that children are not brought to see this show.

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Play Notes:
It's 1973, and a young man from Des Moines, Iowa, has arrived on the ferry at Dover. He intends to conquer the whole of the island, like Caesar attempted before him.
But Caesar didn't have to deal with counterpanes, kippers, Cadbury's Curly Wurlies, or Mrs Smegma the landlady's eccentric house rules. As Bill travels the length and breadth of Britain, through villages with names like Titsey and Little Dribbling, something strange starts to happen. Can it be true? Is he really starting to feel at home?
Bill Bryson's smash-hit memoir Notes from a Small Island spent three years in The Sunday Times bestseller list, sold over two million copies, and was voted the book which best represents the UK.Tim Whitnall's hilarious stage adaptation was first produced at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury, in 2023. Written for an ensemble cast of seven (but suitable for a larger cast), it is a glorious celebration of one of the nation's most beloved books, and a brilliant dissection of the enduring quirks of our small island.
Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. His bestselling books include The Road to Little Dribbling, Notes from a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, One Summer and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. In a national poll, Notes from a Small Island was voted the book that best represents Britain.
His acclaimed work of popular science, A Short History of Nearly Everything, won the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize, and was the biggest-selling non-fiction book of its decade in the UK. His latest book, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, was shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize and is an international best-seller.
Bill Bryson was Chancellor of Durham University from 2005 to 2011. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England.

An Amateur production by arrangement with Nick Hern Books
Digswell Players is a member of the National Operatic and Dramatic Association