Performance

Venue	Royal Shakespeare Theatre
	Also: The Dell, Waterside, Rehearsal Room
Town	Stratford-Upon-Avon
County	Warwickshire
From	29th November 2014
Opened	9th December 2014
To	31st January 2015
When	Dec 6, 11, 19, 23, 24, 27, Jan15 10, 15, 24, 29 at 19:15. Mats 13:15. Dec 9 19:00
Royal Shakespeare Theatre (V135)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Production Changes

Previous details associated with this item and date of change.

Date of change: 9 Jul 14 - T1526413054
Date of change: 19 Mar 14 - T1526413054
Date of change: 5 Feb 14 - T1526413054

The Christmas Truce

Work:: The Christmas Truce (S0812751343)

December 1914. As families across Europe gather to celebrate Christmas, a generation of young men find themselves far away from their loved ones in the trenches of the Western Front. There they face a world seemingly devoid of any peace or goodwill. But on Christmas Eve 1914, as the men of the Warwickshire Regiment shelter in their trenches, something astonishing happens. Across no-man's land they hear music. The German soldiers are singing Christmas carols; the same carols their families are listening to, hundreds of miles away in Birmingham, Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon. Leaving their trenches, carrying only their courage and their humanity, they go to meet their enemies; not to fight, but talk, to exchange gifts, to celebrate Christmas. And the next day, together, they play an unforgettable game of football.

Author

Phil Porter

Production:: (T1526413054)

Inspired by real events of exactly 100 years ago, RSC Deputy Artistic Director Erica Whyman directs Phil Porter's uplifting new play for families that celebrates a remarkable Christmas story. Recommended for ages 9+

Producer	Royal Shakespeare Company
Director	Erica Whyman
Design	Tom Piper
Lighting	Charles Balfour
Music	Sam Kenyon
Sound	Andy Franks
Performer	Joseph Kloska (Bruce Bairnsfather)
Performer	Gerard Horan (Old Bill)
Performer	Sam Alexander
Performer	Peter Basham
Performer	William Belchambers
Performer	Nick Haverson
Performer	Tunji Kasim
Performer	Sophie Khan Levy
Performer	Oliver Lynes
Performer	Emma Manton
Performer	Chris McCalphy
Performer	Peter McGovern
Performer	Frances McNamee
Performer	Chris Nayak
Performer	Jamie Newall
Performer	Roderick Smith
Performer	Flora Spencer-Longhurst
Performer	Harry Waller
Performer	Thomas Wheatley
Performer	Leah Whitaker.

Listing:: L337860688

Production details

Inspired by real events of exactly 100 years ago, RSC Deputy Artistic Director Erica Whyman directs Phil Porter's uplifting new play for families that celebrates a remarkable Christmas story. Recommended for ages 9+

Reviews

The Christmas Truce review
17Dec14: RSC family show for Christmas

Special Performances

5 Jan 15 Sign Interpreted
10 Jan 15 Audio Described
15 Jan 15 Captioned
24 Jan 15 Audio Described
29 Jan 15 Relaxed

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