When David Came to Preston by Richard Catmore

Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm UTC+01:00

Playhouse Theatre, Market Street West, Preston | Preston

Preston Drama Club
Publisher/HostPreston Drama Club
When David Came to Preston\nby Richard Catmore
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[Some of this is true…]
‘He’s naked Mr Hibbert, He’s 17 feet of naked man. Is Preston quite ready for him..?’
It’s October 1893 and Preston’s architectural jewel, The Harris Museum, Art Gallery and Preston Free Library, is about to be opened in a grand ceremony attended by Royalty and civic dignitaries.
But not without controversy, for one of the museum’s first acquisitions is a full sized replica statue of Michelangelo’s ’David’.
Based on at least some research and lots of invention, ‘When David Came to Preston’ is a partially true, fast paced, sharply comedic account of how it got there, where it went, and why it mattered to the national press of the day.
It’s also a warm hearted story about a girl who can draw and a man who wants to help…
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Playhouse Theatre, Market Street West, Preston, United Kingdom

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