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Journey's End
Opens: 09/02/2011 Closes: 19/11/2011
UK Tour
David Grindley’s production of R. C. Sherriff’s magnum opus won critical acclaim when it first opened at the Comedy Theatre in 2004. He here takes the reigns once more, directing a work based on the original playwright’s own experiences during the First World War. It offers an accurate portrayal of life in the trenches.
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The Independent“Not a dry eye in the house...” The play has captured hearts because it is a true portrait of the theatre of war. Excellent performances and a corkscrew of tension, emotion and drama left not a dry eye in the house...
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The Stage“Journey’s End has lost none of its poignancy...” In certain ways the play has dated, particularly in terms of construction and certain dialogue, yet it is an example of excellent dramatic writing that it still manages to inform, entertain and ultimately move a young, modern audience...
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Guardian“Profoundly moving, and a terrific old-fashioned treat” It tells it how Sherriff saw it, and because it comes with no agenda – either anti-war or patriotic – it is all the more powerful. The final moments of the production, both pointed and yet exquisitely understated, are devastating...
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Whatsonstage.com“Well directed, well designed and well acted...” David Grindley's touring production of RC Sherriff’s Journey's End is a triple threat - well directed, well designed and well acted...
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