Observe The Sons Of Ulster Marching Towards The Somme

‘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.