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FROM THE BARN THEATRE ARCHIVE

Barn Theatre Club presented

Part of the Barn’s 2010-2011 Season.

And a Nightingale Sang

By C P Taylor

Directed by Yvana Reeves

21st – 29th January 2011

A bittersweet love story that is ultimately uplifting.

Special thanks to the Waltons. To Coral for her invaluable help with this production and to John for stepping in as Granda, two weeks before curtain up.

Helen tells her story of falling in love with a soldier, set against the backdrop of how her working class family copes with life during World War II in Newcastle. We eavesdrop in on her memories of her own and her family’s preoccupations during a time of huge change, from the first air raids to VE Day. We watch as she faces the revelations that threaten to break her heart. Full of the songs of the period as the family work, play, love, laugh and worry their way through the War.

Tickets

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Show Talks

Free-of-charge pre- and post-show talks:

Tuesday 25^th at 7.30pm in the Clubroom
Director Yvana Reeves discusses mixing WWII music with a lame woman’s memories.
Wednesday 26^th at 7.30pm in the Clubroom
Dr. Cindy Lawford considers C. P. Taylor and his Newcastle.
Thursday 27^th after the performance
Cast members stay on stage to answer audience questions.