Posting Letters to the Moon
Friday 21st April 2023 - 7.00pm
Wartime letters between the actress Celia Johnson and her husband Peter Fleming.
with Lucy Fleming and Simon Williams.
These touching and amusing letters from Celia to her husband tell of her experiences during the war – from coping with a large isolated house full of evacuated children, learning to drive a tractor, dealing with rationing, occasional holidays in Cornwall where she took to surfing, and all the while accepting offers, when she could get away, to act – for David Lean, Noel Coward, wartime propaganda films, broadcasts, all sorts, and ultimately in 1945 starring in the classic film Brief Encounter. 

Peter Fleming was away for most of the war - he writes about his adventures and trials working on deception in India and the Far East. 

Not only are the letters highly engaging, but they also provide a fascinating historical insight into that time of true austerity and fearfulness. 

Read more at ​www.postingletterstothemoon.com.
  • Tickets £15.00 & £10.00 (slightly restricted view), children and students £7.00
  • ​7.00pm followed by a reception
  • Tickets available here or by contacting fr.kenneth.macnab@rcaob.org.uk. Tel 01491 872181
  • Parking for those requiring assisted access is available at church.