Details

Letter from Alice is a programme of words, song and images based on George W Knighton's First World War diary written in the trenches. It charts the growing love for his sweetheart Alice against a backdrop of the horrors of war. Diary extracts, poems, songs both popular and serious and images of WW1 paintings and film bring this moving story to life. Letter from Alice is conceived by Erica Knighton as a tribute to her grandfather. Poems by - Edmund Blunden, Ivor Gurney, Yvan Goll, William Klemm. Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon and Edward Thomas. Songs by - Parry, Ireland, Butterworth, Poulenc and Lili Boulanger

Cast/Performers

John Pritchard, John Bagley (poems), Laurie Slavin (tenor), Paul Webster (piano)

Creatives/Company

Other: Patrick Duval (images and film)

Letter from Alice

Letter from Alice (Performance) production archive for QTIX code T1197233742. Details of all Letter from Alice archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S661284001

Archive Listings

11 Nov 16

Lauderdale House
Outer London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

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