A mesmerising story of love, courage and sacrifice is now brought to the stage in this critically acclaimed version of Sebastian Faulks’s best-selling novel. An epic tale of love and war set both before and during the Great War. Read more …
In pre-war France, a young Englishman Stephen Wraysford embarks on a passionate and dangerous affair with the beautiful Isabelle Azaire that turns their worlds 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. Faced with the unprecedented horror of the War Stephen clings to the memory of Isabelle as his world explodes around him.
Recently aired over Christmas on BBC1 and following on from the hit West End production, this brand new adaptation by Rachel Wagstaff marks the very first touring production of the play.
Birdsong is a superbly crafted production.
Thoroughly recommended.
A structurally sound and solidly conceived production then, but one that never quite takes flight the way you’d hope it would.
Birdsong is a hard-hitting and emotional production, well performed by its multi-skilled cast and it deserves to be recognised as a great piece of new theatre, however gritty it may be.
The result is very slow-moving dramatic experience, sometimes intense, but often excessively wordy, and full of false climaxes and multiple endings.
Tears in the trenches as wartime romance Birdsong comes to Glasgow
King's Theatre, Glasgow from Monday April 8, 2013, until Saturday April 13, 2013. More info: www.theambassadors.com/kings/
King's Theatre, Edinburgh from Tuesday April 21, 2015, until Saturday April 25, 2015. More info: http://www.edtheatres.com/kings
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