CENTENARY HOMECOMING PRODUCTION
JOURNEY'S END
by R.C. Sherriff
Ypres, Belgium
at Kruitmagazijn (Gunpowder Store)
Esplanade, 8900 Ieper, Belgium
10th October - 12th November 2017
Running Time: 2hrs 5 mins (including interval
Performed in English
A hundred years since Sherriff fought at Passchendaele in the 3rd Battle of Ypres, MESH brings his masterpiece back to the region "where history speaks".
Sherriff's ground-breaking play is the only drama about WW1 written by someone who fought in the war. When first staged in London in 1928 - for 'one night only' with Laurence Olivier in the lead - it broke a ten year silence around the shocking reality of trench warfare. It quickly became a global hit in 18 languages across 30 countries worldwide. A London critic said "this is less a play than a memorial to the dead."
Set in a dugout over four days leading to a horrific attack, it charts the physical and mental ordeals experienced by a company of British officers as new recruit, Lieutenant Raleigh, discovers Captain Stanhope, his childhood friend and hero, has changed almost beyond recognition.
Sherriff said of his characters: "I did not need to create them: they just walked out fully-formed on to the page."
Performed in English
A not-to-be-missed event in the Remembrance calendar. Book here.
October 10 - November 12
1500 h daily (except Mondays)
&
1900 h Tues, Thurs and Sat
Private performances available for large groups (by arrangement).
Running Time: 2hrs 5 mins (including interval)
JOURNEY'S END
by R.C. Sherriff
Ypres, Belgium
at Kruitmagazijn (Gunpowder Store)
Esplanade, 8900 Ieper, Belgium
10th October - 12th November 2017
Running Time: 2hrs 5 mins (including interval
Performed in English
A hundred years since Sherriff fought at Passchendaele in the 3rd Battle of Ypres, MESH brings his masterpiece back to the region "where history speaks".
Sherriff's ground-breaking play is the only drama about WW1 written by someone who fought in the war. When first staged in London in 1928 - for 'one night only' with Laurence Olivier in the lead - it broke a ten year silence around the shocking reality of trench warfare. It quickly became a global hit in 18 languages across 30 countries worldwide. A London critic said "this is less a play than a memorial to the dead."
Set in a dugout over four days leading to a horrific attack, it charts the physical and mental ordeals experienced by a company of British officers as new recruit, Lieutenant Raleigh, discovers Captain Stanhope, his childhood friend and hero, has changed almost beyond recognition.
Sherriff said of his characters: "I did not need to create them: they just walked out fully-formed on to the page."
Performed in English
A not-to-be-missed event in the Remembrance calendar. Book here.
October 10 - November 12
1500 h daily (except Mondays)
&
1900 h Tues, Thurs and Sat
Private performances available for large groups (by arrangement).
Running Time: 2hrs 5 mins (including interval)
R C SHERRIFF