Details

A mesmerising story of love, courage and sacrifice is now brought to the stage in this critically acclaimed version of Sebastian Faulks's bestselling novel. An epic tale of love and war set both before and during the Great War. In pre war France, a young Englishman Stephen Wraysford embarks on a passionate and dangerous affair with the beautiful Isabelle Azaire that turns their world upside down. As the war breaks out over the idyll of his former life, Stephen must lead his men through the carnage of the Battle of the Somme and through the sprawling tunnels that lie deep under ground. Faced with the unprecedented horror of the war Stephen clings to the memory of Isabelle as his world explodes around him.

Cast/Performers

Jonathan Smith (Stephen Wraysford), Sarah Jayne Dunn (Isabelle Azaire), Arthur Bostrom, Charlie G Hawkins, Joshua Higgott, Polly Hughes, Malcolm James, Liam McCormick, Poppy Roe, Emily Stride, Tim Treloar, Tim Van Eyken, Charlie G Hawkins, Joshua Higgott, Polly Hughes

Creatives/Company

Book by: Sebastian Faulk
Adapted by: Rachel Wagstaff
Producer(s): Original Theatre Company, Birdsong Productions Ltd
Director: Alastair Whatley
Design: Victoria Spearing
Sound: Dominic Bilkey
Lighting: Alex Wardle
Costume: Ed Holland