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Poilu & Tommy
19th February 2014 to 8th March 2014 - 7:30pmMatinee performance 2.30pm Wednesday 5th March (No performances Mondays and Sundays)
Price: £10, £8 ConcessionsPrices available at box office, email or via telephone.
Venue: Main House
Company: Théâtre Volière
Writer: Mick Wood
Producer: Jolly Good Show
Strasbourg's Théâtre Volière present their haunting
new play about decadence, repression, and the allure of war.
1900. A French and an English boy find
themselves living in a dilapidated manor house in the home counties. Charles is
a would-be poète maudit. Alfred likes Kipling. They share an Alsacien governess
with a tragic secret. Bored, struggling to communicate, their games take a dark
turn. Spirits are invoked, shadows gather, forewarnings of a time when they
will meet again, as young men caught up in the horror of the Somme.
Produced by Anglo-French association Jolly
Good Show, and written by award-winning poet Mick Wood, Poilu and Tommy was
originally commissioned by The Ledbury Poetry Festival. It is the sole French
theatre project to be part of the Imperial War Museums’ Centenary Partnership
Programme, and offers a unique perspective on the cultural background to The
Great War. The histories of war-ravaged Alsace, fin-de-siècle Paris, and
Edwardian rural England, collide in a beguiling, witty and unsettling piece of
theatre.
“Brilliant
acting. Uncompromising and tough. I found it emotional to watch.” Chloe,
Director Ledbury Poetry Festival.
“Very good
because I liked the children actors. I laughed at the funny bits.”
Martha, 6.
“I really felt
that I was in the story. Loved the mixture of French and English language
and the poetry links.” Lizzie, 43.
For further information about the company please visit our site at www.jollygoodshow.fr
