Delve into the quagmire of a tabloid newsroom at Kenilworth theatre

A sharp and biting newsroom comedy is taking stage at the Priory in Kenilworth next month.
Lister (Colin Ritchie) and Baz (Ben Williams) in Damages at the Priory Theatre.Lister (Colin Ritchie) and Baz (Ben Williams) in Damages at the Priory Theatre.
Lister (Colin Ritchie) and Baz (Ben Williams) in Damages at the Priory Theatre.

Damages by Steve Thompson, set in the offices of a tabloid newspaper, sees Baz, the newly-appointed night editor, deal with the conundrum of deciding whether to print a controversial - and potentially shocking - photograph of a celebrity that has arrived in the post anonymously.

As he seeks the help (or hindrance) of his colleagues and the paper’s lawyer - who happens to have been in a romantic relationship with Baz that did not end well - things get more and more complicated.

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Director Pete Davis said: “This is a wickedly funny play that will make you think seriously about society and our attitude to the media today.”

The play runs from Monday February 3 to Saturday February 8 at 7.30pm each evening. Tickets £8.

Then on Sunday February 9 at 7.30pm, the theatre is hosting John Challis - aka ‘Boycie’ in Only Fools And Horses - for an intimate evening, during which he will no doubt have some words to say about his former colleage Roger Lloyd Pack, who played Trigger and died last week. Tickets £15.

For tickets to both shows, call 863334 between 2pm and 8pm.

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