Oh What a Lovely War at Southwark Playhouse

60th-anniversary production is playing from 21 November to 9 December

Blackeyed Theatre in association with Shout Hill Park Arts Centre presents the 60th anniversary production of Oh What a Lovely War at the Southwark Playhouse Borough by Joan Littlewood`s Theatre Workshop, Charles Chilton, Gerry Raffles and members of the original cast.

A cornerstone of modern musical theatre and one of the very greatest stage satires, Oh What A Lovely War is an extraordinary theatrical journey bringing to life the folly, farce and tragedy of the First World War.

Wildly satirical, visually stunning and deeply moving, it’s the musical that revolutionised modern theatre; an exhilarating, no-holds-barred assault on the military incompetence and inconceivable disregard for human life the First World War has come to represent.

Packed with timeless songs, razor-sharp satire and high jinks, Oh What A Lovely War is a hilarious, heart-breaking snapshot of life for those caught in the crossfire of conflict, a unanimous voice from the trenches and a timely warning from the theatre of war itself. Now, more than ever, it holds a mirror up to the world and speaks to us all.

Cast includes Christopher Arkeston, Tom Crabtree, Harry Curley, Alice E Mayer, Chioma Uma and Euan Wilson.

Directed by Nicky Allpress, musical director Ellie Verkerk, movement director Adam Haigh, orchestrator Tom Neill, set designer Victoria Spearing, costume designer Naomi Gibbs, lighting designer Alan Valentine, and producer Adrian McDougall.