A ONE man show about Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson comes to the Torch stage tonight, Thursday.

Nelson - The Sailor's Story tells how amidst the shot, smoke and din of battle, a surgeon, a midshipman, a gunner and a powder monkey aboard HMS Victory strive to destroy the Combined Fleet of France and Spain. Their fate –and that of their country - lies in the hands of one man – Horatio Nelson.

For two hundred years, Vice Admiral, the Right Honourable, the Viscount Nelson KB, has stood patiently on his column in Trafalgar Square, watching the world and its many changes, good – and bad.

But what happened to the “tars” who served with him? Through their eyes we find out what it was really like at Trafalgar; and in Nelson’s own words, the hero – and the rebel, then – and now.

Nicholas Collett follows up his hit show Spitfire Solo with this spectacular feast of ocean-going action, surprise and song.

Age Guidance 11+. Tickets are £12.50/£11.50 (£10.50 TLC) and £8 for under 26s.