

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: When David Came to Preston
by Richard Catmore 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: [Some of this is true…] 

‘He’s naked Mr Hibbert, He’s 17 feet of naked man. Is Preston quite ready for him..?’ 

It’s October 1893 and Preston’s architectural jewel, The Harris Museum, Art Gallery and Preston Free Library, is about to be opened in a grand ceremony attended by Royalty and civic dignitaries. 

But not without controversy, for one of the museum’s first acquisitions is a full sized replica statue of Michelangelo’s ’David’. 

Based on at least some research and lots of invention, ‘When David Came to Preston’ is a partially true, fast paced, sharply comedic account of how it got there, where it went, and why it mattered to the national press of the day. 

It’s also a warm hearted story about a girl who can draw and a man who wants to help…
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/preston/when-david-came-to-preston-by-richard-catmore/200029184220211
- **Event Categories**: art, comedy, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 13

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://www.prestonplayhouse.co.uk/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=preston-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Preston
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Playhouse Theatre, Market Street West, Preston
- **lat**: 53.76142
- **long**: -2.70397
- **full address**: Playhouse Theatre, Market Street West, Preston, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Preston Drama Club (https://allevents.in/org/preston-drama-club/16830621)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/573bff6dd49e33d464109e4b7da9d6d601e04b37183135e32bd8a2b2d3171f28-rimg-w300-h300-dc897763-gmir?v=1771427679

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Playhouse Theatre, Market Street West, Preston, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Preston Drama Club
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, comedy, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about When David Came to Preston
by Richard Catmore  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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