Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme

OBSERVE THE SONS OF ULSTER MARCHING TOWARDS THE SOMME

by Frank McGuinness
Tue 4 - Sat 8 October 2016
Tickets £18 - £33*

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‘Those I belonged to, those I have not forgotten, the irreplaceable ones, they kept their nerve, and they died’

On 1 July 1916, the 36th (Ulster) Division took part in one of the bloodiest battles in human history. The Battle of the Somme.

One hundred years on, a major new co-production of Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme tours the UK and Ireland, directed by Headlong’s Artistic Director, Jeremy Herrin. 

In the extraordinary circumstances of World War One, eight ordinary men are changed, changed utterly… This iconic war play by Frank McGuinness is a powerful portrayal of mortality, love and loss.

‘What more have we to tell each other?’ 

Book now for this exceptional new theatrical event, from the producer of 2014’s sell-out hit production 1984.

Post-show talks
Running Time

2 hours 30 minutes including a 20 minute interval

Age Guidance

12+

Tickets

Tuesday - Saturday 7.45pm
and Saturday 2.30pm: £18/£23/£28/£33*
Thursday, 2.30pm: £18/£23/£28*

*All ticket prices include a £3 per-ticket booking fee.

Assisted Performances:

BSL Interpreted performance: Wednesday 5 October, 7:45pm

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Gallery

  • Man with book shouting
  • Men on the frontline
  • Men with red backdrop
  • Three men in the trenches
  • Man sat down
  • 'An exceptional revival...The deeply affecting production delivers this resonating play of war and identity with tremendous intelligence and emotional charge'

    THE TELEGRAPH
  • 'So powerful, so moving and so important'

    THE REVIEWS HUB
  • 'Rich, beautiful and compelling'

    THE SCOTSMAN
  • 'McGuinness is a master craftsman among dramatists'

    THE HERALD