'Posting Letters to the Moon with Lucy Fleming and Simon Williams' will be at Taunton Brewhouse on 15th April 2025

An evening of wartime letters between the actress Celia Johnson and her husband Peter Fleming read by their daughter, Lucy Fleming, and Simon Williams. These touching and amusing letters from Celia to her husband tell of her experiences during the war – from coping with a large isolated house full of evacuated children, learning to drive a tractor, dealing with rationing, becoming an auxiliary police-woman and all the while accepting offers, when she could get away, to act. She went on to act for David Lean, Noel Coward, wartime propaganda films & broadcasts, and ultimately in 1945 starring in Brief Encounter for which she received an Oscar nomination.

Peter Fleming was away for most of the war - he writes about his adventures and trials working on deception in India and the Far East. Not only are the letters highly engaging but they also provide a fascinating historical insight into a time of true austerity and fearfulness.

Show Information:

Date and Time: April 15th 2025 at 7.30pm

Venue:

Taunton Brewhouse
Coal Orchard
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 1JL

Ticket Price: £23

Book your tickets here.

Please note, essential Companion tickets are free to customers who require assistance or supervision during their visit. The companion must be essential to enabling the patron’s theatre experience and capable of assisting them during an emergency. Contact our box office for more details: 01823 283 244

Further Info:

Accessible Parking

The nearest parking is located in the Coal Orchard Car Park, where there are two disabled parking bays for Blue Badge holders. There are also a limited number of disabled parking spaces on St James Street.

You can find more parking in Canon Street Car Park, which is approximately an 8-minute distance away from the theatre. Parking at Canon Street Car park is free after 18:00 and there are 9 disabled parking bays.

Drop-Off / Pick-Up Point

If you need to drop someone off, please make use of the designated area at the rear of the building, which provides easy access to our Coal Orchard entrance. However, if you are dropping someone off, please arrive with plenty of time because this area can get quite busy.

For extra access information: https://www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk/access/