The Everyman Theatre Cheltenham, in association with Worcester Theatres and Malvernbard present
Vincent died in 1890, John died in 1980, both of gunshot wounds to the chest.
But imagine what might have happened had the two greatest artists of their time met…
“Every scream and fleck of spit serve to immerse us in this most intense and absorbing of encounters” - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - StageTalk Magazine
“Laugh-out-loud funny… it sticks to its guns right to the end… a genuinely entertaining hour’s traffic of the stage” - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - British Theatre Guide
“An exceptional play, there was a rapport that captured the essence of the two iconic artists and brought the meeting of minds together” - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Theatre and Art Reviews
“Andrews and Wilkes deliver intense, convincing performances – they are exactly how we remember Lennon and imagine how van Gogh would be” - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - The Real Chris Sparkle
A hypothetical meeting of chance
Five years before their deaths both men went through profound change.
Vincent van Gogh finally renounced his religious ambitions and began to paint in earnest, and despite great arguments with antagonist Paul Gaugin created his life’s great masterworks.
John Lennon renounced sex, drugs and rock & roll and began five years seclusion as a family unit, and despite great arguments with antagonist Paul McCartney created a son, and what would be his last album.
Could it have ended differently?
This play takes place at their exact moment of crisis and decision.
2025 Autumn Tour
Swan Theatre, Worcester, Swan Studio. Fri 5th - Sat 6th Sept. BOOK HERE
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, Mill Studio. Fri 12th - Sat 13th Sept. BOOK HERE
Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, Irving Studio. Fri 19th - Sat 20th Sept. BOOK HERE
The Theatre, Chipping Norton, Wed 8th Oct. BOOK HERE
Garrick Theatre, Litchfield, The Studio. Wed 15th Oct. BOOK HERE
Further dates and venues to be announced
Directed by Owen Harper
Written by Nick Wilkes
Vincent Van Gogh - Murray Andrews
John Lennon - Nick Wilkes