Details

The story follows a group of Leeds residents from the start of the war until the battle of the Somme in 1916. The men, members of an amateur brass band, join up to the Leeds Pals regiment and their womenfolk decide to learn the instruments that the men have left behind to keep the spirit of the brass band alive and to play for them when they triumphantly return to the city after the war. We watch the women trying to learn the brass instruments whilst the men simply try to stay alive. It is an epic musical about love and survival.

Cast/Performers

Lucy Aiston, Joe Douglass, Tamsin Dowsett, Hannah Francis-Baker, Adam George-Smith, Emma Harrold, Alistair Hoyle, Maison Kelley, Sam Kipling, Rosa Lennox, Kelsie-Rae Marshall, Michael Martin, Matthew Peter-Carter, Jack Reitman, Samantha Richards, Lawrence Smith

Creatives/Company

Book by: Benjamin Till
Lyrics(s): Benjamin Till, Nathan Taylor (additional lyrics), Sir Arnold Wesker (additional lyrics)
Music: Benjamin Till
Director(s): Sasha Regan, Lee Greenaway (associate director)
Musical Director(s): Henry Brennan, Matthew Swithinbank
Lighting: Henry Brennan
Producer(s): Union Creatives Ltd, Luke Byrne (associate producer)