RHUMBELOW THEATRE
42 Cunningham Rd off Bartle Road, Durban

Presents  

ONE MAN’S STORY
Tom Meehan – Springbok Radio Comedy Legend

SUNDAY       21 APRIL 2024 Event starts 14.00
We open 90 minutes before show   

The King of Springbok Radio comedy, Tom Meehan, completed his memoirs shortly before his passing in 2003. He tells an incredible story of a life well lived - his early childhood, his schooldays, job hunting in Manchester, military service during the Second World War volunteering for the British Expeditionary Force in France, his evacuation from the horror that was Dunkirk, gaining a commission at Sandhurst Military Academy, his return to the front and subsequent capture in North Africa, having to suffer the ignominy of being taken prisoner of war and how he  made the most of his time in Italy and Germany camps as part of the Entertainment Committees, keeping his fellows sane. The job done by these actors and writers kept many a POW from thoughts of suicide, and the productions that were staged were masterpieces of invention and improvisation. 

The second half of his memoirs tells of his marriage, emigration to South Africa and the path that led him to become one of our best remembered radio voices.

Excerpts from his memoirs will be read by his son, Barry, (Brian Squires on Springbok) who worked alongside his father for twenty years creating programming for Springbok Radio.

Please join us on Sunday April 21 at 2pm for a fascinating insight into the life and times of Tom Meehan. An audio-visual presentation will accompany the reading, with authentic photographs from the various phases of his life adding to the entertainment.

SPRINGBOK RADIO PROGRAMMES CREATED BY TOM MEEHAN:

MEN FROM THE MINISTRY

FATHER, DEAR FATHER

THE NAVY LARK

TWO’S COMPANY

FRIENDS & NEIGHBOURS

COMEDY THEATRE SNETHERSTHWAITE & SON

BEST SELLERS

AND MANY MORE!

R 160-00 a ticket

Film Club Members R 100-00

Bring food picnic baskets or buy at the venue.

Limited secure parking available    

Booking is essential. 

Bar Available
(no alcohol may be brought on to the premises)

Cell 0824998636          

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