Details

When six dead soldiers stand up in their graves and refuse to be buried, the military are at a loss for what to do. The captains and generals attempt to persuade the men to lie down quietly but quickly discover it's difficult to negotiate with men who have nothing left to lose. If the greatest honour is to die for your country, how could you ever refuse? Bury the Dead was first performed on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in 1936 and became an overnight hit. It was last seen in the UK at London's Unity Theatre in 1938. The show was revived off-Broadway in 2008 and was described as "an expressionistic masterpiece" by Variety.

Cast/Performers

Simon Balfour (Second General / |Priest / Bevins), Keeran Blessie (Driscol), Luke Dale (First Soldier / Levy), Liam Harkins (Second Soldier / Morgan), Sioned Jones (Martha Webster / Julia Blake / Mrs Dean / Doctor / Editor / Whore), Tom Larkin (Schelling), Stuart Nunn (Dean), Malcolm Ward (First General / Rabbi), Guy Warren-Thomas (Captain / Charley), Scott Westwood (Sergeant / Webster), Natalie Winsor (Bess Schelling / Joan Burke / Katherine Driscoll / Reporter / Whore / Stenographer)

Creatives/Company

Author: Irwin Shaw
Producer: Larner Wallace-Taylor (for Brickdust in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre)
Director(s): Rafaella Marcus, Chi-San Howard (movement director)
Design: Verity Johnson
Costume: Verity Johnson
Lighting: Martha Godfrey
Sound: Anna Clock