by Sebastain Faulks, adapted by Rachel Wagstaff. Directed by Imogen Front.
| Who are we, that we do this to each other? |
Wednesday 11 – Saturday 21 November
At the Tower Theatre, Stoke Newington
| France, 1910. Stephen Wraysford, a young Englishman, visits Amiens on business and finds himself distracted and soon entranced by Isabelle Azaire, a married woman. Six years later, he returns to France as a soldier, worn down by war, loss, and heartbreak. Now the leader of a wayward troop of young men, Stephen must face the ghosts of his own past and try to stay human in an increasingly inhuman world. First performed in 2010, Rachel Wagstaff’s celebrated adaptation of the best-selling novel by Sebastian Faulks has gained critical acclaim across the UK. Described as a “tour de force of writing” (The Latest), Birdsong beautifully captures the intensity and complexity of love, loss, courage and friendship, against the backdrop of the First World War. |
Age Guidance: 14+. Content Advice