The wartime drama, The Lion and the Unicorn comes to life again as a radio-play-live-on-stage with a star-studded cast at Theatre Royal Winchester.

On October 2, audiences will step back in time to an evening in 1939, during an extraordinary meeting between Winston Churchill and Neville Chamberlain, alongside their wives.

In the gap between official records, playwright Robin Hawdon delves into the possibilities of that momentous dinner, Chamberlain's faltering negotiations with Hitler a sore point, and Churchill's decade-long warnings about Nazi Germany finally gaining weight.

Well-known TV personalities will be performing the play - Coronation Street actor Brian Capron, Frazer Hines from Emmerdale with Corrinne Wicks from Doctors, and Tim Hudson of Father Brown fame.

The unique setting of a vintage radio studio with live sound effects will transport the audience to wartime London.

The brainchild of Crime and Comedy Theatre Company, the makers of popular shows such as The Hound of the Baskervilles and Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, this compelling drama explores the age-old question of dealing with dictators and parallels to our modern-day dilemmas.

For the thrill of reliving history on stage, get tickets for either 2.30pm or 7.30pm shows.

Visit the Theatre Royal website or call on 01962 840 440 for bookings.