THE full cast of a new theatrical adaptation of Birdsong has been announced.
As previously reported, EastEnders star Max Bowden will play Jack Firebrace in the play, which will be coming to Salisbury Playhouse from September 6 to September 14.
He will be joined by James Esler (Litvinenko) as Stephen Wrayside and Charlie Russell (The Goes Wrong Show) as Isabelle Azaire.
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Other cast members include Joseph Benjamin Baker as Evans/Levi, Raif Clarke as Tipper, James Findlay as Brennan, Dave Fishley as Turner, Gracie Follows as Lisette, Sulin Hasso as Marguerite, Tama Phethean as Shaw/LeBrun, Natalie Radmall-Quirke as Jeanne, Roger Ringrose as Bérard/Barclay and Sargon Yelda as René Azaire/Gray.
Birdsong is adapted from Sebastian Faulk’s best-selling of the same name by Rachel Wagstaff and is directed by Original Theatre’s artistic director Alastair Whatley.
Presented by Original Theatre and JAS Theatricals in association with Joshua Beaumont & Huw Allen, Birdsong Productions & Wiltshire Creative, Birdsong tells 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.
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Alastair Whatley said: “Birdsong has been part of our lives for over ten years since we first opened the show back in 2013.
“I am delighted to be returning to Birdsong once again with this fantastic company of actors in a brand new production. It’s an honour and a privilege to return to this story based on Sebastian’s much loved novel and I can’t wait to share it with audiences all over the country.”
Birdsong will tour across the UK through the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025. The producers will be working in partnership with the Royal British Legion during the tour.
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