'HOW privileged we are to this week play host to the first performances of Birdsong...
perfect set, wonderfully atmospheric and outstanding performances from the entire cast...with its emphasis on the silent burden of loss and the Great War’s legacy, ensures that this one will stay with you as you leave.'
BASINGSTOKE GAZETTE
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
The Haymarket Theatre
Basingstoke
The Belgrade Theatre
Coventry
The Grand Theatre
Blackpool
The Swan Theatre
Wycombe
The New Theatre
Cardiff
25th Feb - 02nd Mar
The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Guildford
04th - 09th Mar
The Festival Theatre
Malvern
The Palace Theatre
Southend
Theatre Royal
Plymouth
The New Wolsey Theatre
Ipswich
Kings Theatre
Glasgow
Derby Theatre
Derby
South Hill Park Arts Centre
Bracknell
The Hawth Theatre
Crawley
30th April - 05th May
Venue Cymru
Llandudno
Hall for Cornwall Theatre
Cornwall
Theatre Royal
Northampton
20th - 25th May
Theatre Royal
Bath
Gaiety Theatre
Dublin
The New Marlowe Theatre
Canterbury
The Churchill Theatre
Bromley
Theatre Royal
Nottingham
24th - 29th June
Cambridge Arts Theatre
Cambridge
01st - 06th July
Oldham Coliseum Theatre
Oldham
Theatre Royal
Norwich
15th - 20th July
Theatre Royal
Windsor
22nd - 27th July
Milton Keynes Theatre
29th July - 03rd Aug
Theatre Royal
Brighton
A mesmerising story of love, courage and sacrifice is now brought to the stage in this critically acclaimed version of Sebastian Faulks’ 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.
Recently aired over Christmas on BBC 1 and following on from the hit West End production, this brand new adaptation marks the very first touring production of the play.
Performed by a dynamic ensemble company including award winning Actress Sarah Jayne Dunn (Drop Dead Gorgeous, Hollyoaks), Charlie G Hawkins (Eastenders), Arthur Bostrom of 'Allo, Allo' fame, Tim Van Eyken (War Horse) and introducing newcomer Jonathan Smith as Stephen Wraysford.
BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW! IT'S SURE TO SELL OUT!!
“Captures both the pain and the pity of a war that almost defies comprehension.”
Michael Billington, THE GUARDIAN.
“The play poignantly intermingles ghosts of past and present, and fully expresses the black poetry of this carnage…and the landscape it inhabits.”
Michael Coveney, THE INDEPENDENT
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