Birdsong

Between 13th May 2013 and 3rd August 2013 this tour will visit 12 venues in Northampton, Bath, Dublin, Canterbury, Bromley, Nottingham, Cambridge, Oldham, Norwich, Windsor, Milton Keynes and Brighton. This production has already been seen in 16 venues since 22nd January 2013.

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Synopsis/Company

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.


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