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Sebastian Faulks’s epic story of love and loss returns to the stage marking the 30th anniversary of the international best-selling novel.



The critically acclaimed show returns in a brand-new production. Telling the story of one man’s journey through an all-consuming love affair and into the horror of the First World War.



In pre-war France, a young Englishman, Stephen Wraysford, embarks on a passionate and dangerous affair with the beautiful Isabelle Azaire that turns their world 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 and through the sprawling tunnels that lie deep underground. Faced with the unprecedented horror of the war Stephen clings to the memory of Isabelle as his world explodes around him.



A mesmerising story of love and courage. Set both before and during the Great War. Once seen never forgotten.



Starring award-winning actor Max Bowden, best known for the role of Ben Mitchell in EastEnders, James Esler (Litvinenko) and Charlie Russell (The Goes Wrong Show, And Then There Were None (BBC)) and produced by the award-winning Original Theatre, who brought you the smash hit productions of The Mirror Crack’d by Agatha Christie, Murder in the Dark and The Habit of Art.



★★★★ ‘A staggering achievement’ Daily Mail



★★★★ ‘Uniformly excellent’ The Times



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HBO Max's GENERA+ION Returns June 17
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 26, 2021


These eight new episodes complete the sixteen-episode first season. GENERA+ION is a dark yet playful half-hour series following a diverse group of high school students whose exploration of modern sexuality (devices and all) tests deeply entrenched beliefs about life, love and the nature of family in their conservative community.

UK Tour Of A SPLINTER OF ICE Will Come to MAST Mayflower Studios
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2021


Karen Ascoe will be joining the previously announced Oliver Ford Davies (Graham Greene) and Stephen Boxer (Kim Philby) as Rufa Philby. 

More Dates Added and Cast Finalised For UK Tour of Ben A SPLINTER OF ICE
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2021


New dates have been added to Original Theatre Company's first live stage production since March 2020.  The UK Tour of Ben Brown's new political drama, A SPLINTER OF ICE, will open on 8 June in Malvern and will tour until 31 July, with extra dates in York and Cambridge.

Vote For Vocalist Sarah Dash For Induction Into The NJ Hall Of Fame
by A.A. Cristi - May 25, 2021


Sarah Dash, the award-winning vocalist, songwriter, motivational speaker, educator, entrepreneur, humanitarian and co-founder of Patti Labelle & the Bluebelles has been nominated for induction into the New Jersey Hall of Fame Class of 2021.

Vancouver Symphony Premieres Vivian Fung's Flute Concerto STORM WITHIN
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2021


The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, led by Tania Miller, performs the world premiere of JUNO-winning composer Vivian Fung's Flute Concerto “Storm Within,” featuring VSO principal flutist Christie Reside as soloist, on Friday, June 4, 2021 at 7:30pm PT.

Vancouver Symphony to Premiere Vivian Fung's Flute Concerto 'Storm Within'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 20, 2021


The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, led by Tania Miller, will perform the world premiere of JUNO-winning composer Vivian Fung's Flute Concerto 'Storm Within,' featuring VSO principal flutist Christie Reside as soloist, on Friday, June 4, 2021 at 7:30pm PT.

Bill Bailey Announces 2021 Australian Tour
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2021


Bill  performed this show with rave reviews and sold out theatres in New Zealand earlier this year while he was there filming his new television series Patriot Brains currently airing on SBS.

Asleep at the Wheel Kicks Off 50th Anniversary With New EP
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 17, 2021


To begin the celebration of its 50th anniversary, Asleep at the Wheel is releasing some new music ahead of a quick jaunt through Texas and Missouri this June—an appetizer of sorts for what’s to come from their momentous anniversary year.

A.C.T. Announces 2021 Honorary Master of Fine Arts Honorees
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 30, 2021


American Conservatory Theater Director of the Master of Fine Arts program Danyon Davis announced today that honorary Master of Fine Arts degrees will be conferred upon actress, director, and playwright Seret Scott and sound designer and composer Jake Rodriguez.

Inside Out Dorset Announces 2021 Programme
by Stephi Wild - Apr 22, 2021


Two weekends in early autumn see the return of Inside Out Dorset when international and home-grown art animates and illuminates some of the county's finest landscapes. Festival producers Activate have curated an inventive programme with themes of sustainability, land use and lifecycles, human and environmental.

Johnny Flynn Announces New Album With Robert Mcfarlane
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 31, 2021


“Gods and Monsters” is inspired in part by the pioneering Victorian Assyriologist George Smith, who died in Aleppo in 1876, stranded in a cholera epidemic, heartbroken and writing feverishly to his wife and six children back in England.

Ben Brown's A SPLINTER OF ICE to Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Mar 31, 2021


The UK Tour of Ben Brown's new political drama, A SPLINTER OF ICE, will open on 8 June in Malvern and will tour until 31 July. 

Composer Vivian Fung's (Un) Wandering Souls, Performed By Sandbox Percussion, Featured In New Film By Rithy Panh
by Stephi Wild - Mar 18, 2021


Composer Vivian Fung today releases (Un) Wandering Souls, a new film collaboration featuring Sandbox Percussion performing Fung's original composition co-commissioned by Cambodian Living Arts and Metropolis Ensemble.

NSDF Presents 65th Annual Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 16, 2021


NSDF will present its 65th Annual Festival with an industry leading programme of masterclasses, debates, discussions and new work. Every part of the Festival is free and open to all.

Everything Everything Release New Single 'Supernormal'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 10, 2021


Everything Everything are back today with their brand new single 'Supernormal' - the band's first new music since the release of acclaimed 5th studio LP RE-ANIMATOR last year.

Joan Ross Explores - and Explodes - the National Gallery
by Stephi Wild - Feb 26, 2021


For this year’s Enlighten Festival, the National Gallery of Australia has commissioned Sydney-based artist Joan Ross to explore – and explode – the museum.

Andris Nelsons Returns To Lead The BSO In THE SPIRIT OF BEETHOVEN Concert Streams
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 17, 2021


This month, BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a series of recordings to be released on the orchestra’s new streaming platform, BSO NOW.

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for HBO Max Dramedy GENERATION
by Sarah Leiber - Feb 11, 2021


An additional eight episodes comprising the second half of the season will debut later this year. GENERA+ION is a dark yet playful half-hour series following a diverse group of high school students whose exploration of modern sexuality (devices and all) tests deeply entrenched beliefs about life, love and the nature of family in their conservative community.

Oliver Ford Davies, Stephen Boxer, and Sara Crowe Lead Original Theatre Company's A SPLINTER OF ICE
by Stephi Wild - Feb 3, 2021


Following a highly productive and successful season of online productions, Original Theatre Company is delighted to announce its first live stage production since March 2020, which will be filmed on stage at the Cheltenham Everyman Theatre and released online, before touring UK theatres early summer. 

Folk Singer-Songwriter Sadie Gustafson-Zook Releases 'Vol. 1'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jan 15, 2021


Boston-based, Indiana-raised Sadie Gustafson-Zook investigates closeness, uncertainties, and deep relationships within her music. Out today, her new EP, Vol. 1, is no exception.

Sono Luminus Announces New Recording OCCURRENCE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 3, 2020


Sono Luminus has announced the January 22, 2021 worldwide release of Occurrence, a new recording from the Iceland Symphony Orchestra (ISO). Conducted by the ISO’s Principal Guest Conductor Daníel Bjarnason and recorded at Harpa in Reykjavík, Iceland in February '18, December '19 & March '20, Occurrence features music by leading Icelandic composers.

Original Theatre Re-Releases THE HABIT OF ART With New Documentary On How They Responded To Theatre Closures
by Stephi Wild - Dec 3, 2020


When theatres were closed by the Government in March this year, Original Theatre Company's second tour of Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art was shut down before it had opened.  As the company was rehearsing on stage at the time, Original Theatre Company decided to film the whole production and then released it online on 26 March for two months.

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer For Original Theatre Company's THE HAUNTING OF ALICE BOWLES
by Stephi Wild - Dec 1, 2020


An all new trailer for Original Theatre Company's The Haunting of Alice Bowles has been released.

WATCHING ROSIE, Starring Miriam Margolyes, To Be Re-Released Online
by Stephi Wild - Nov 11, 2020


Due to the success of its first venture, Original Theatre Company's specially commissioned online short play Watching Rosie by Louise Coulthard will be re-released from 12 – 26 November 2020, alongside an accompanying new online play Mrs Goldie vs The World, written and performed by Nicky Goldie (Call the Midwife, The Queens Gambit, Doctors, Coronation Street).

Tamzin Outhwaite Replaces Janie Dee In THE HAUNTING OF ALICE BOWLES
by Stephi Wild - Nov 5, 2020


Janie Dee has had to withdraw from the production of The Haunting of Alice Bowles for personal reasons, but the producers, Original Theatre Company, have announced that Tamzin Outhwaite will now be playing the titular character in this new supernatural thriller by Philip Franks, adapted for the first time from the M.R. James chilling short ghost story, The Experiment.

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