1910. Balliol College. Dangerous rifts are appearing between the 'have' and the 'have-nots'. Of the fifty-three freshers who went up some four years earlier, eighteen had been to Eton. In an increasingly personalised and bitter feud, will social influence and wealth prevail over those dedicated to improving the lives of the poor and hungry on the back streets of Oxford? And when facing far greater adversary will vicious personal differences be put aside in the face of a common enemy? Into Battle unearths a true story that has remained buried for over 100 years. A story which shows how the political and social divisions tearing Britain apart were reflected at Balliol College, Oxford through the bitter feud between Hon. Billy Grenfell, the future war poets Hon. Julian Grenfell and Patrick Shaw Stewart and those dedicated to the Balliol Boys Club founded by Keith Rae and England rugby international Ronald Poulton.T01934676872Director Ellie Jones. Design Ellen Cairns. Lighting Alexandra Stafford. Sound James Cook. Costume Leah Mulhern. Performer Iain Fletcher (Revd. Neville Talbot). Performer Anna Bradley (Florence Smith / Walter Perkins). Performer Alexander Knox (Patrick Shaw Stewart). Performer Gabriel Freilich (Hon. Julian Grenfell). Performer Joe Gill (Keith Rae). Performer Molly Gaisford (Lady Ettie Desborough). Performer Nik Salmon (Hon. Billy Grenfell ). Performer Sam Barrett. | |
| 7 Oct 21 to 31 Oct 21 | Greenwich Theatre, Outer London :: V308 listing details L0349887837 |
