Much was made of how Team GB had done the nation proud at the Beijing Olympics but many have forgotten the original elite group of British athletes.

The story of the events leading up to the 1924 Paris Games is told in the play Running For Glory, documenting the lives and ambitions of Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams.

These two 1920s runners were the subject of the film Chariots of Fire, which followed how Eric won gold in the men’s 400m and Harold took first place in the men’s 100m.

The production is going on something of an Olympic journey of its own, touring 23 village halls around the county, starting at Dover’s Temple Ewell village hall on Saturday, February 25, and ending at the Astor Theatre in Deal on Sunday, April 1.

Ticket prices vary from each venue but are around £9, concessions £8. Details at 01843 587950.

Running for Glory also appears at:

Selling village hall near Faversham (Tuesday, February 28)

Herne Bay Little Theatre (Wednesday, February 29)

Blue Town Heritage Centre near Sheerness (Thursday, March 1)

Folkestone Tower Theatre (Friday, March 2)

Hartlip village hall near Sittingbourne (Saturday, March 3)

Margate’s Theatre Royal (Sunday, March 4)

Woodchurch memorial hall (Wednesday, March 7)

Rodmersham village hall near Sittingbourne (Thursday, March 8)

Biddenden village hall (Friday, March 9)

Saltwood village hall near Hythe (Saturday, March 10)

Ash village hall near Canterbury (Sunday, March 11)

Bossingham village hall at Stelling Minnis near Canterbury (Tuesday, March 13)

Blackham village hall near Tunbridge Wells (Wednesday, March 14)

Brook & Hinxhill village hall at Brook near Ashford (Thursday, March 15)

St Nicholas Church in New Romney (Friday, March 16)

Upchurch village hall (Saturday, March 17)

Mountbatten hall in Mersham near Ashford (Wednesday, March 21)

Higham memorial hall (Sunday, March 25)

Shepherdswell village hall near Dover (Wednesday, March 28)

Southfleet village hall near Dartford (Friday, March 30)

Kent Life in Maidstone (Saturday, March 31)