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IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE – A LIVE RADIO PLAY

6 Dec 2026Grove Theatre Eastbourne
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE – A LIVE RADIO PLAY (picture: Grove Theatre Eastbourne)

George Bailey thinks his life has amounted to very little. Clarence, an angel still waiting to earn his wings, has good reason to disagree. On Christmas Eve, he gives George a glimpse of Bedford Falls as it would have been without him.

It’s A Wonderful Life is performed in the style of a vintage radio broadcast, with actors switching between characters and sound effects created live on stage. Part of the pleasure is watching the company conjure up an entire town—and the people who make George’s life worth living.

A favourite with Grove audiences, the production brings together affection for the film and the ingenuity of radio theatre.

Based on the short story _The Greatest Gift_ by Philip Van Doren Stern.

Presented by the Grove’s in-house company, whose productions include _Talking Heads_, _The Mirror Crack’d_ and _Jeeves & Wooster_.

_Runtime: 2 hours plus interval._

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