Horatio Nelson: Fever and Fire at The Tabard Theatre
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Following its sell out run at the Tabard Theatre, Chiswick in April, Horatio Nelson, Fever and Fire is a critically acclaimed one-man show performed by Nelson expert Adam Preston. With costumes by 2025 Prime Time Emmy winner Dougie Hawkes (for Bridgerton) and a unique soundscape by BBC sound designer Amanda Priestly, the show returns for a five night run from the 8th September.
Described as an ‘outstanding achievement’ by London Theatre 1, the show is based on deep research, breathing new life into an epic tale and delving into Nelson ’ s early years, exploring how the loss of his mother at age nine and his overlooked status as a “ middle child” fuelled a relentless drive for love and glory. The production brings vividly to life the early struggles and heartbreak, the glorious battles and the scandalous love affair with Emma Hamilton.
“The reaction to the shows at the Tabard in Chiswick was overwhelming” says Adam Preston, a self-confessed Nelson obsessive who also wrote the play. “We’ve been nominated for a Standing Ovation award and the reviews were incredible.” Harry Speirs of London Pub Theatre Magazine described how Fever and Fire, “packs plenty of punch whilst maintaining a careful, clever control and makes this legend of the sea into a masterful spectacle.’ He calls Adam Preston a ‘versatile actor’ and commends this telling of Nelson’s story ‘from statue to breathing war hero,’ ‘He (Preston) makes punters, parents and their previously silent children in the audience, smile from ear to ear, or laugh with his smart, whimsical, jokes about all the gossip of Georgian life.’
Including reenactments of some of Nelson’s famous battles, Preston, describes Fever and Fire as a “highly dynamic telling of one of the greatest true stories of all time,” In fact he had an accident on the first night at the Tabard. “I cut my hand quite badly during some swordplay. I was dripping blood on the stage but the audience never noticed. They were too gripped by the ultimate sailor’s yarn.
Horatio Nelson: Fever and Fire
September 8th-12th 2026
Tabard Theatre, 2 Bath Road, Chiswick, London W4 1LW
Tickets: £23, (£21 concessions) available now at www.tabard.org.uk or 020 8995 6035
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