The Private misses the farm. The Captain dreams of painting. The Corporal relishes the fight.
And a hundred years later, The Woman seeks to understand .
1916 – In the darkness of the French night, three young soldiers, a private, a corporal and a captain, cross no man's land towards the enemy trench. Stealth is key to their survival and so they walk in silence, with nothing to communicate the thoughts in their heads save for the barest of gestures.
2014 – A woman goes on a day trip to visit the touristic monuments commemorating the Battle of the Somme at Vimy Ridge and the Loghnagar Crater – the site of a mine explosion that killed over 6,000 people – where she encounters remembrance, restaurants and bright, themed gift shops.
Each Slow Dusk is a startling play about action, humanity, and the legacy of war. Immersing you in the reality of conflict through vivid, thrilling detail, it gives you a fresh way of thinking about war – from the past soldiers' perspective to the woman's present-day experience.
Each Slow Dusk was published to coincide with the first production and national tour of the play by Pentabus Rural Theatre Company, in autumn, 2014.

Strindberg Plays: 2 Dream Play; Dance of Death; The Stronger

Mullarkey, Rory

Bloomsbury Metheun Drama

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Bloomsbury Academic

Bloomsbury UK

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Methuen modern plays, London, 2014

Nov 04, 2014

1, 20141223

Source title: Each Slow Dusk (Modern Plays)

"Towards the end of the First World War, three young soldiers, a private, a corporal and a captain, cross no-man's land in a terrifying night raid on an enemy trench. Stealth is key to their survival and so they walk in silence ... in the present day, a visitor on a tour of the battlefields encounters rememberance, restraunts and bright, themed gift shops."--Provided by publisher

Cover
Copyright
Contents
Theatre's Programme Pages
Cast
Each Slow Dusk
Part One
Part Two

Each Slow Dusk Was First Produced By Pentabus Theatre Company On 14 October 2014.

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