A one man show exploring Wilfred Owen’s experience of war through his poetry and the poetry of his contemporaries.

An officer travels from Allied HQ to the Western Front, one week before the Armistice, and discovers the pocket book of a young lieutenant killed that day. So we journey through the poetry of Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon and others.
Written and directed by award-winning writer Justin Butcher and performed by experienced professional actor Rupert Mason the show lasts 50mins and can be performed in almost any space and to any number.

Poems included:

Dulce Et Decorum Est, Exposure, The Send-Off, The Sentry, 1914, Greater Love and Apologia Pro Poemate Meo – Wilfred Owen

The Hero, Base Details and The General – Siegfried Sassoon

In Flanders Fields – John McCrae

Who’s For The Game – Jessie Pope

Recruiting – EA Mackintosh

The Charge of the Light Brigade – Alfred Lord Tennyson

“Enriching, moving and memorable. Everything good theatre and good education ought to be.” Helen Kanmwaa, Channing School

“A brilliant and enthralling performance. Brought the grittiness and rawness of World War I to life.” Mr E. Nketiah, St Catherine’s Catholic Girls School