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MY LIFE WITH
KENNETH WILLIAMS

David Benson burst onto the theatre scene in 1996, taking the Edinburgh Fringe, the touring circuit and ultimately the West End by storm with Think No Evil Of Us: My Life With Kenneth Williams. Critics, audiences and close friends of Williams were unanimous in their praise.

 

Thirty years on, and in celebration of Kenneth Williams’ 100th Birthday, David Benson revisits his now legendary portrait of the much-missed Carry On star in this new version of the show, exploring the astonishing connection that intertwined his life with that of Williams when Benson was still a schoolboy.

 

In a dazzling display of impeccably honed stage craft, David Benson brings Kenneth Williams roaring back to life in a portrayal of which the late Dame Maggie Smith wrote in a letter to Benson: "'You put the heart across me', as the Irish say, for I thought it WAS Kenneth!" 

David Benson has most recently been seen touring nationwide with Jack Lane in their acclaimed Dad's Army Radio Show.

‘A masterpiece of comic timing.’

Evening Standard

 

‘Brilliant...truly remarkable.’

Mail on Sunday

 

‘An exhilarating one-man tour de force… unforgettable and inspirational theatre that has
the audience cheering in admiration.’

Independent on Sunday

See The Show

FAVERSHAM

THE ALEX

Sunday 25th January 2026

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WINCHESTER

THEATRE ROYAL

Wednesday 28th January 2026

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HENLEY

KENTON THEATRE

Thursday 29th January 2026

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KENDAL

BREWERY ARTS

Friday 6th February 2026

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STIRLING

MACROBERT ARTS CENTRE

Saturday 7th February 2026

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BEDFORD

QUARRY

Friday 13th February 2026

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SHREWSBURY

THEATRE SEVERN

Saturday 14th February 2026

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COLCHESTER

MERCURY

Tuesday 17th February 2026

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GUILDFORD

YVONNE ARNAUD

Friday 27th - Saturday 28th February 2026

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GORLESTON

PAVILION

Friday 6th March 2026

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PETERBOROUGH
THE CRESSET
Friday 13th March

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EXETER

BARNFIELD

Friday 20th March

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WEYMOUTH

PAVILION

Sunday 28th March

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More dates coming soon...

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