More than a century on from the Armistice, Oh What A Lovely War remains a classic of the modern theatre and a powerful reminder of the atrocities of a war that cost twenty million lives. Told through the songs and documents of the period, it’s a satirical attack on the military incompetence and inconceivable disregard for human life the First World War has come to represent and a chilling reminder of man’s inhumanity to man.
At turns satirical, funny and deeply moving, it has a style all of its own, combining live music, dance, songs and sketches to create a picture of life for those on the front line and those behind it.
