Blackeyed Theatre

Blackeyed Theatre

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Not About Heroes

Marking the centenary of the beginning of The First World War, this major revival of MacDonald’s play is about the extraordinary relationship between poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen. Stephen MacDonald's beautifully written play chronicles the unique and deepening friendship that developed between Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, from their first meeting in 1917 at the Craiglockhart War hospital where both were being treated for 'war neurosis', to their final meeting in August 1918, shortly before Owen's return to active duty.

Seen through the eyes of the older Sassoon - who is remembering events from fourteen years previously - the play interweaves extracts from their real diaries, letters and poems and suggests that their intense friendship was key to unlocking Owen's genius as a poet and liberating him as a man.

One hundred years on from the beginning of the First World War, Not About Heroes is both exhilarating and uncompromising in its exploration of love, war and a friendship that changed the face of British poetry. Eliot Giuralarocca directs a production that features music composed by Tom Neill, set design by Victoria Spearing, costume design by Jenny Little and lighting design by Charlotte McClelland.

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Queens Hall Arts Centre

Beaumont Street
Hexham
NE46 3LS

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Queens Hall Arts Centre

Beaumont Street
Hexham
NE46 3LS

See all events at Queens Hall Arts Centre