The Christmas Truce (play)

The Christmas Truce
The Christmas Truce
Written by	Phil Porter
Date premiered	29 November 2014
Place premiered	Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
Setting	Western Front, Christmas 1914

The Christmas Truce is a play by Phil Porter based on the true events during the First World War.

Production history

The play was produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and premiered in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon for the Christmas 2014 season, 100 years after the events. The play opened on 29 November 2014 (with a press night on 9 December) running until 31 January 2015 and was directed by Erica Whyman.^[1]^[2]^[3]

During the development of the play, the RSC hosted a drop-in event encouraging the relatives of those who fought in the First World War to share stories, photos and letters at the Royal Shakespeare Company in March 2014.^[4]

Cast

Royal Shakespeare Company (2014 cast)^[5]

Joseph Kloska as Capt Bruce Bairnsfather
Gerard Horan as Old Bill
Sam Alexander
Peter Basham
William Belchambers
Nick Haverson
Tunji Kasim
Sophie Khan Levy
Oliver Lynes
Emma Manton
Chris McCalphy
Peter McGovern
Frances McNamee
Chris Nayak
Jamie Newall
Roderick Smith
Flora Spencer-Longhurst
Harry Waller
Thomas Wheatley
Leah Whitaker

External links

Page on the RSC website

References

^ "Latest Press Releases | Royal Shakespeare Company". www.rsc.org.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^ "The Christmas Truce review – uneasy family show about a tragic war". the Guardian. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ "The Christmas Truce, RSC, Royal Shakespeare Theatre: 'respectful, insightful, powerful'". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ "RSC asks public to help shape The Christmas Truce war play". BBC News. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ "Theatre news: RSC casts The Christmas Truce for Stratford opening". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[1] "Latest Press Releases | Royal Shakespeare Company". www.rsc.org.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

[2] "The Christmas Truce review – uneasy family show about a tragic war". the Guardian. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[3] "The Christmas Truce, RSC, Royal Shakespeare Theatre: 'respectful, insightful, powerful'". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[4] "RSC asks public to help shape The Christmas Truce war play". BBC News. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[5] "Theatre news: RSC casts The Christmas Truce for Stratford opening". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

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