Birdsong
Based on Sebastian Faulks’s international best-selling novel (now a West End hit), Birdsong tells the story of one man’s journey through an all consuming love affair and into the horror of the First World War.
While staying as the guest of a factory owner in pre-First World War France, Stephen Wraysford embarks on a passionate affair with Isabelle, the wife of his host.
The affair changes them both for ever.
For the first time, this beautiful and haunting story about love, courage and the endurance of the human spirit is brought to the stage in a version by Rachel Wagstaff. The world premiere of this production is directed by Trevor Nunn.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Arthur Shaw | Paul Hawkyard |
|---|---|
| Berard | Iain Mitchell |
| Captain Gray | Nicholas Farrell |
| Cartwright | James Staddon |
| Colonel Barclay | Iain Mitchell |
| German soldier | Joe Coen |
| German soldier | James Staddon |
| Isabelle Azaire | Genevieve O’Reilly |
| Jack Firebrace | Lee Ross |
| Jeanne Fourmentier | Zoe Waites |
| Johnson | Joe Coen |
| Lieutenant Ellis | Gregg Lowe |
| Lisette Azaire | Florence Hall |
| Lucien Lebrun | Billy Carter |
| Marguerite | Annabel Topham |
| Military Policeman | Jack Hawkins |
| Nurse | Annabel Topham |
| Orderly | James Staddon |
| Private Adams | Jack Hawkins |
| Private Brennan | Billy Carter |
| Private Coker | Joe Coen |
| Private Douglas | James Staddon |
| Private Evans | Owain Arthur |
| Private Levi | Jack Hawkins |
| Private Tipper | Gregg Lowe |
| Prostitute | Florence Hall |
| Rene Azaire | Nicholas Farrell |
| Stephen Wraysford | Ben Barnes |
| Worker | Joe Coen |
| Worker | James Staddon |
Crew | |
| Author (novel) | Sebastian Faulks |
| Author (play) | Rachel Wagstaff |
| Costume | Emma Williams |
| Designer | John Napier |
| Director | Trevor Nunn |
| Lighting | David Howe |
| Music | Steven Edis |
| Projection | Gemma Carrington |
| Projection | Jon Driscoll |
| Sound | Fergus O’Hare |
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Based on Sebastian Faulks’s international best-selling novel (now a West End hit), Birdsong tells the story of one man’s journey through an all consuming love affair and into the horror of the First World War.
While staying as the guest of a factory owner in pre-First World War France, Stephen Wraysford embarks on a passionate affair with Isabelle, the wife of his host.
The affair changes them both for ever.
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