Birdsong
12 Nov - 16 Nov
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There is nothing more than to love and be loved. How far would you go for love?
Sebastian Faulks’s epic story of love and loss returns to the stage marking the 30th anniversary of the international best-selling novel. The critically acclaimed show returns in a brand-new production telling the story of one man’s journey through an all-consuming love affair and into the horror of the First World 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 underground. Faced with the unprecedented horror of the war Stephen clings to the memory of Isabelle as his world explodes around him.
A mesmerising story of love and courage. Set both before and during the Great War. Once seen never forgotten.
Starring award-winning actor Max Bowden, best known for the role of Ben Mitchell in EastEnders, James Esler (Litvinenko) and Charlie Russell (The Goes Wrong Show, And Then There Were None (BBC)) and produced by the award-winning Original Theatre, who brought you the smash hit productions of The Mirror Crack’d by Agatha Christie, Murder in the Dark and The Habit of Art.
Presented by Original Theatre and JAS Theatricals in association with Joshua Beaumont & Huw Allen, Tiny Giant Entertainment, Birdsong Productions and Wiltshire Creative.
Important information
Ticket prices: £10 - £37.50
Running time: 2hrs 55min including a 20 minute interval and second 10 minute interval break
Age recommendation: 14+
Concessions
Friends Half Price First night drama – 50% Off
Friends– 5% Off
Gold and Best Friends – 10% Off
Corporate – £2 Off
O60’s – £3 Off Bands A-D weekday matinee
U25 – £6 Off Bands A-D weekday matinee and Wed and Thu eve
Schools/Education Groups – £16.50 per ticket Band A-D (1 free TA with every 10 tickets) Weekday Mat and Thurs eve only
Groups – Mon – Thurs – 20+ 10% Off, 40+ 20% Off, 80+ 25% Off
Education pack here
Please note: This production contains nudity, sexual content, strong language, themes of war, death and violence and references to abuse.
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BSL interpreted: Thu 14th Nov
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Reviews
★★★★
“Hauntingly beautiful… As full, erotic and glorious as true love should be… Alastair Whatley has directed an excellent cast in a piece that will live on in the memories in the same way as Faulks’ novel that inspired it… Urgent and powerful.”
The Recs★★★★
“Passionate and moving… Birdsong will provide passion, excitement, emotion, pathos, sympathy, sorrow and some laughter.”
Reviews Hub
“A true tour de force”
Winchester Today
“A beautifully dark and moving story… superb performances. You could hear a pin drop as the emotions washed over the audience.”
Salisbury Radio
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