Theatre company Fol Espoir together with comic trio The Real MacGuffins have created a deeply silly and eye-opening night of entertainment based on a wartime leaflet.
Issued by the US War Office in 1942, Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain aimed to prepare GIs for life in Britain and included such gems as "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
Instructions For American Servicemen In Britain starts its tour on 30 September at Redbridge Drama Centre and then visits:
- Guildford
- Winthorpe
- Leeds
- Pattingham
- Halifax
- Artsdepot North Finchley
- Lincolnshire
- Farlow and Oreton
- Farnham
- Leominster
- Chipping Norton
- Cardington
- Darwen
- Jersey Arts Centre
- Cropwell Bishop
- Reading
- Kegworth
- Blisland
- Ludford
- Callington
- Heanor
- Bath
- Pinxton
- Mollington
- Anslow
- Cassington
- Coalville
- Steeple Aston
- Stoke Bliss and Kyre
- Swayfield
- Marchington
- Clapham Omnibus