Directed by Erica Whyman & Sam Kenyon Music by Sam Kenyon Designed by Angela Simpson Lighting design by Charles Balfour Choreography by Sian Williams
Find out more about Oh What a Lovely War.
Read the blog and watch the rehearsal video's for this outstanding new production by Northern Stage.
A madcap orchestra of musicians, dancers, singers and clowns will come armed with sketches, songs and stories for your entertainment. Their sombre buffoonery and musical ingenuity collides with the bawdy, tough humour of the squaddies on the front line to take you on an incredible journey across Europe.
From the misplaced optimism of the British home front to the blood-soaked fields of Flanders the story istold through a fantastic collection of irreverent and poignant songs including well known favourites Pack Up Your Troubles, Keep The Home Fires Burning and It’s A Long Way To Tipperary.
Joan Littlewood and her revolutionary company Theatre Workshop, Oh What A Lovely War is a truly original portrait of the conflict that changed the shape of our world for ever.
Co-Directed by Erica Whyman (Our Friends in the North, A Doll’s House, Look Back in Anger), and Sam Kenyon (Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Sunset Boulevard), this brand new production will a be fun-filled evening with a tough, dark heart.
Date: Tue 6 - Sat 10 Apr
Time: 7.30pm
Performance Venue: Main House
Tickets:
£10 - £17 (Tue - Thu)
£10 - £20 (Fri & Sat)
£10 (Matinee)
£5 NUS & U25s
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