NEW YORK—Ronald Keaton does an outstanding job of bringing the title character to life in the one-man show “Churchill,” now at New World Stages. A fascinating individual, Churchill experienced a great many highs and lows during his life, with his greatest asset being his ability to keep bouncing back, no matter the circumstances.
The play was adapted and performed by Keaton, based on the life and words of Winston S. Churchill and the teleplay “Winston Churchill” by Dr. James C. Humes.
Shortly after World War II, the now former Prime Minister of Great Britain has traveled to the United States at the invitation of President Truman to speak at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. Using the speech as a sort of anchor to which it keeps returning, the play looks back on Churchill’s life and accomplishments.
