The Many Ghosts of Bishop Philpotts

Cygnet Theatre, Friars Gate, Exeter, EX2 4AZ

Tel: 01392 277189

The Many Ghosts of Bishop Philpotts

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Exeter Drama Company present The Many Ghosts of Bishop Phillpotts, a new play based on real events, from the life of Bishop Henry Phillpotts. Old foes and long buried controversies resurface, as Phillpotts confronts past battles, with the people; the press; and truth. Whose interests was he really serving God's; the peoples; or his own Most of his accusers are familiar adversaries, but why is he being visited by Eric Williams, a man who would go on to be the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago The play asks questions about the British Establishments relation to power; and control, its past and its present, secrets and lies.

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The Many Ghosts of Bishop Philpotts (27 June 2026)
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Saturday12:30

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