Chris has lovingly repaired his family Triumph Herald Estate so that he can drive it from his childhood home in Braintree to Rome via Turin where this quintessentially English car was designed.
Part investigation into his father’s time as a Polish soldier in the Italian Campaign and part muse on consumerism, All Roads Lead to Rome brings together car mechanics, a road trip, dictators and the fetishisation of possessions in a solo performance using old photos, new film and surprising mechanical objects.
“A simple, effective and intellectual piece, told with warmth and a twinkle.”
Fringe Review
“Dobrowolski’s one man show is an hour of charismatic storytelling which invites its audience inside the Triumph Herald for a multimedia drive through his life.”
Broadway Baby
★★★★
The Scotsman
“He takes us from the personal to the political, across a great swathe of 20th Century history, all without leaving the driving seat of the Triumph Herald.”
“This is one of the best shows I have ever seen in a theatre – and it isn’t really a show… It’s like someone showing you their holiday snaps – except this time you actually want to stay.”
Colchester Gazette
“This is live art in all its glory and a great introduction to the medium for those less familiar with it.”
Three Weeks
Watch an excerpt of All Roads Lead to Rome
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For more information on this project download the touring pack.
| Date | Title | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2018 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Civic Theatre | Chelmsford |
| 8 September 2017 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Spring Bank Arts, New Mills Festival | New Mills |
| 13–15 July 2017 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Culture Station Seoul284 | Seoul |
| 6 April 2016 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Colchester Arts Centre | Colchester |
| 27 September 2015 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Lion Salt Works | Northwich |
| 26 September 2015 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Kelsall Community Centre | Kelsall |
| 4 April 2015 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Riverhouse Barn | Walton-on-Thames |
| 28 March 2015 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Phoenix Theatre | Bordon |
| 24 March 2015 | All Roads Lead to Rome | ICIA | Bath |
| 20 March 2015 | All Roads Lead to Rome | The Old Fire Station | Oxford |
| 19 March 2015 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Arts Centre | King's Lynn |
| 12 March 2015 | All Roads Lead to Rome | The ShowRoom | Chichester |
| 20 February 2015 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Arts Centre | Letchworth |
| 12 February 2015 | All Roads Lead to Rome | The Spring | Havant |
| 7 February 2015 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Tom Thumb Theatre | Margate |
| 5 February 2015 | All Roads Lead to Rome | The Theatre | Chipping Norton |
| 22 January 2015 | All Roads Lead to Rome | South Street Arts Centre | Reading |
| 22 November 2014 | All Roads Lead to Rome | FLINT Festival | Salisbury |
| 11 September 2014 | Buy My Bloody Book! | Toynbee Studios | |
| 13 July 2014 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Hotbed Festival, Cambridge Junction | Cambridge |
| 20 June 2014 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Spital Arts Festival | Chesterfield |
| 14 May 2014 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Norwich Arts Centre | Norwich |
| 8 May 2014 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival | Belfast |
| 23 April 2014 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Marlborough Theatre | Brighton |
| 10 April 2014 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Oxford Playhouse | Oxford |
| 7–8 March 2014 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Chelsea Theatre | London |
| 6 March 2014 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | Maidenhead |
| 26 February 2014 | All Roads Lead to Rome | New Wolsey Theatre | Ipswich |
| 7 November 2013 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Lakeside Theatre | Essex |
| 2–25 August 2013 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Pleasance Hunt & Darton Cafe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival | Edinburgh |
| 21 July 2013 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Hotbed Festival, Colchester Arts Centre | Essex |
| 14 July 2013 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Hotbed Festival, Cambridge Junction | Cambridge |
| 6 March 2013 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Toynbee Studios |
