A lighthearted history of wine and winemaking

or

The Entire History of Wine (abridged)

  A lighthearted history of wine and wine making, informative and entertaining, brought dramatically to life by a wealth of anecdote and quotation from wine lovers both real and fictitious
     

Who is Julian Curry?

What do the critics say about HIC?

Where and when can I see HIC?

What's this about a HIC! book?

How do I book a performance of HIC! for my event?

Win-ovations to Julian's Repertoire

The success story of HIC! has spread to delighted audiences in top hotels, private members clubs, theatres and festivals world wide. Performances on the world stage include; England, The United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Spain, Bermuda, France as well as US appearances in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Florida and California.

For details about how to book a performance of HIC! for your venue or for a special event or simply where to catch a performance please contact:

Oren Michels at Praxicom Productions for United States representation at
tel +1 925 385 0104
fax +1 925 299 9298
email booking@hicwine.com

To book HIC! for representations elsewhere in the world, please call Julian Curry +44 1732 780364 (email hic@onetel.com) or Emma Hands at +44 (0)1978 790 211 (email info@indigoentertainments.com).

For routine (non HIC! related) stage and screen enquiries please contact
scott marshall and partners

or telephone

00 44 (0) 207 432 7240

   

You probably know Julian Curry from seeing him numerous times on television or stage. He is perhaps best known as Claude Erskine-Brown on the ITV/PBS series Rumpole of the Bailey, and has appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company, at the National Theatre, and in many shows in London's West End. He has recently appeared in the movies Fathers and Sons, and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow with Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law and Angelina Jolie.

Julian is a freelance member of the Circle of Wine Writers, and holds a Diploma from The Wine and Spirit Education Trust.

HIC! is a hilarious and entertaining romp through history, literature, and wine. Julian Curry weaves together quotes about wine from authors and historical figures ranging from Shakespeare and Dickens to P.G.Wodehouse and W.C.Fields as he tells the history of wine in general, and of a certain bottle of 421-year-old wine in particular.

Come and enjoy the show about which Wine Magazine wrote:

"HIC! is a hilarious and informed one-man play...Laughing gear is a prerequisite!"

"Brilliantly put together and very funny"
Anthony Hanson MW

"An absolute gem"
Decanter Magazine

 

"HIC! offers a speedy ride through thousands of years of wine history, pouring out some fascinating trivia, a splash of facts, several strong sips of wine's importance in the world and a quenching evening's entertainment.

"But it is Curry's charming personality that truly makes the piece work. A crafty and versatile actor, Curry makes the presentation look almost effortless, as if we were all sitting across the living room from him as he regaled us with stories from the vine."
- Pat Craig, Contra Costa Times