Flying Bridge Theatre Company

Preview performances of a brand new one man show from the producers of 'A Regular Little Houdini' – written and produced by Newport’s own Daniel Llewelyn Williams.

'Between the Crosses' is a story of survival, loss and hope. A thrilling and uplifting yarn, written around the life, and featuring the real interviews, of Edgar Huggins, a World War One veteran and the last surviving member of the Durham Light Infantry. His stories of the battles of Ypres and Sommes, in his words are not extra-ordinary, but they are truthful, a quality which most accounts cannot boast; for in the interest of national security and sparing the loved ones at home, real accounts of the despair and sacrifice are few and far between.

The play focuses on the difficulties of being a survivor and on our need to create heroes. What is ahero? The survivor who left his pals in the field? The father who spares his family the trauma of what he has seen? If the experiences are not dealt with, will we ever learn? And what lessons can be taught when a significant, historic event passes out of living memory.

“A truly superb evening out!”