Stand-up show in which Michael and Hilary Whitehall share behind-the-scenes stories and family anecdotes from their fifty years in show business.
The Wittering Whitehalls bring their show Recollections May Vary to the Exeter Corn Exchange on Sunday 4 April 2027. It's Michael Whitehall taking centre stage, spending the evening meandering through his fifty years in show business and sharing stories and gossip from along the way.
One of the threads he pulls on is his later-life career as the sidekick to his son, Jack Whitehall, across five series of their Netflix show Travels With My Father. But he doesn't just stick to the highlights; he's prone to confabulation, making up memories to fill in the gaps as he goes. That's where his wife, Hilary, comes in — she acts as the fact-checker, stepping in to correct any false memories he tries to pass off as truth. Much of the night is built around that back-and-forth, the kind of witty husband-and-wife sparring that's become a hallmark of The Wittering Whitehalls.
Between the two of them, you get a mix of behind-the-scenes revelations, family stories, and the running joke of Michael's memory failing him in real time. It's a trip down memory lane that doesn't always follow a straight line, and the banter between them is as much a part of the show as the stories themselves.
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The show runs from 19:30 to 21:30, with doors opening about half an hour before, and standard tickets are £27.50. It's presented by Phil McIntyre Live Ltd.
