Performance

VenueAssembly
Other spaces: Spiegeltent, George Square, One,Two,Three,Box
TownEdinburgh
CountyEdinburgh
From4th August 2016
To29th August 2016
When14:15
What is currently on at Assembly (V1535815773)

Verge of Strife

T0284175655
A young Apollo, golden haired stands dreaming on The Verge of Strife... "If I should die, think only this of me..." Brooke entered the canon on his death in 1915, feted as 'the voice of England'. Brooke's patriotic sonnets had caught the imagination of a people in the early days of the war, and he got his wish. Brooke remains in our thoughts as the voice of early-war naivety, before the terrible suffering of the soldiers - so forcibly expressed by Sassoon and Owen - became the reality of war poetry. Living the counter-culture of the Edwardian summer, the young poet played the many parts required of him, exploiting yet despairing at his ability to leave a trail of bruised egos and broken hearts through the upper echelons of society. Far from being simplistic and naive, his poetry depicts the struggle to find a voice capable of expressing all he experienced. A struggle shared by all young contemporary artists caught amongst the conflicts of human nature; a struggle elevated in his case by the terrible tragedy of the Great War. This poetic, spirited and dynamic production puts Rupert Brooke centre stage for the first time.
Author Nick Baldock (based on the letters and poetry of Rupert Brooke)


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Production details

Eddinburgh Fringe Festival

Reviews

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Company

Producer Arsalan Sattari Productions
Director Quentin Beroud
Director Ben Newsome (casting director)
Performer Jonny Labey (Rupert Brooke)
Performer Fergus Leathem
Performer Kirsten Callaghan
Performer Emma Barcley
Performer Sam Warren
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