Bill W and Dr Bob
Bill W and Dr Bob is the inspiring and often humorous story of the two men who pioneered Alcoholics Anonymous, and their supportive wives who founded Al Anon, catch it at Websters Theatre!
About Bill W and Dr Bob
In 1929,famous New York stockbroker Bill Wilson crashes with the stock market and becomes a hopeless drunk. Dr.Bob Smith,a surgeon from Ohio, has been an alcoholic for thirty years,often going into the operating room with a hangover.
Through an astonishing series of events the two men are brought together and realizing that "the only thing that can keep a drunk sober is telling his story to another drunk", forge a relationship. They help each other stay sober;and then pass on what they`ve learned to others.
This drama that rides on humour tells the extraordinary story of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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