Two Gun Cohen – The Improbable True Story

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Theatre (new writing, true-life)

  • Babes in arms policy: Babies do not require a ticket
  • Policy applies to: Children under 18 months
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Description

How did a Jewish immigrant to London's East End end up as a General in the Chinese army and become "Two Gun" Cohen? This incredible true story is recounted by Cohen from his cell in a Japanese prison in 1941 as he suffers cruel interrogation. A wild child, boxer, pickpocket, Borstal prisoner, Canadian rancher, gambler, nefarious businessman, soldier in WW1, politician, raconteur, hero to the Canadian Chinese community and at the forefront of history as ADC to Sun Yat Sen, a founding father of modern China and Taiwan.

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  • Accessible entry: Information not supplied

    • Wheelchair access type: Not fully wheelchair accessible

  • Stairs: 20+
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