A Meeting Of Titans

Two men carrying the weight of the free world during World War II meet over Christmas, in an exchange that would help to turn the tide and change the course of history. Writer David Payne brings Churchill and Roosevelt to the Phoenix Theatre Company, in a brand new dramatic study of two leaders fighting for the future. Directed by Payne and with scenic design by Douglas Clarke, the historical consequences of human warmth at Christmas play out in this brilliant historical drama.

What Is It About?

In the shadow of the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill crossed the Atlantic in secret to Washington, D.C., to stay at the White House over Christmas. There he and President Roosevelt would form an unlikely bond that would help forge the Grand Alliance. During that Christmas That Saved the World, the intimate exchanges behind closed doors would shape global destiny.