Churchill

Churchill is a one-man biographical drama that takes audiences back to 1963, the year Winston Churchill receives honorary American citizenship from President John F. Kennedy. Written by David Payne and performed by his son Daniel Payne, the production presents Churchill reflecting on what this unprecedented honor means to him as he looks back over his long, eventful life. The former two-time Prime Minister revisits episodes from the Boer War, his marriage to Clementine Churchill, and his relationship with Queen Elizabeth II, all delivered with the charisma, wit, and occasional irreverence that earned him the nickname “The Old Lion.” Olney Theatre Center presents the show in the spirit of its earlier historical portrait *Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground*, offering another intimate dramatic encounter with a major 20th-century leader in the flexible Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab.

When: February 4 – March 21, 2027.

Location: Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab at Olney Theatre Center.

Written by: David Payne.

Performer: Daniel Payne as Winston Churchill.

Tickets: Price not announced; tickets can be purchased through the Olney Theatre Center box office at 301.924.3400, open Wednesday through Sunday from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM, or via the theater’s website.

Run time: Not specified on the event page.

Ages: Not specified.

Note: Because of the layout of the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab, late seating is at the discretion of the House Manager, and audience members who exit during the performance may not be re-admitted while it is in progress.