Edinburgh Fringe Review: All Quiet on the Western Front, Pleasance Courtyard
In this, the centenary year of the Battle of the Somme, Incognito Theatre’s all-male ensemble have adapted Erich Marie Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front...
World War One
Review: Mametz Wood, Etcetera Theatre
You enter the Etcetera theatre space to find a darkened room, ambient music, and a rifle. This sets the scene pretty well for Mametz Wood. The action begins rig...
Review: Oh What A Lovely War, Richmond Theatre
Juxtaposing the upbeat, optimistic songs of the 1910s with the horrible truths of life at the Front, Oh What A Lovely War caused much more than a stir when it w...
Review: Johnny Got His Gun, TakeOver Festival, York Theatre Royal
York Theatre Royal’s TakeOver Festival has been bringing some exciting new work to the theatre’s studio venue, and Metal Rabbit’s Johnny Got His Gun is no excep...
Edinburgh Review: Dear Mister Kaiser, Bedlam Theatre
The story of Captain Robert Campbell, a captured British officer who, during World War I, was granted leave to visit his dying mother on the promise that he wou...
Review: The Silver Tassie, National Theatre
Bound by disturbing realities and mortifying contrasts, Sean O'Casey's World War I play, The Silver Tassie has just begun its three month run at the Nationa...