About Birdsong

How far would you go for love?

Sebastian Faulks’s epic story of love and loss returns to the stage marking the 30th anniversary of the international best-selling novel.

The critically acclaimed show returns in a brand-new production for 2024. Telling the story of one man’s journey through an all-consuming love affair and into the horror of the First World War.

Starring award-winning actor Max Bowden (Eastenders) and produced by Original Theatre, who brought you the smash hit productions of The Mirror Crack’d by Agatha Christie, Murder in the Dark and The Habit of Art.

A mesmerising story of love and courage. Set both before and during the Great War.

Once seen never forgotten.

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5 Stars

Riveting

The Telegraph

4 Stars

A staggering achievement

Daily Mail

4 Stars

Uniformly excellent

The Times

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Cast & Credits

Cast

Credits

  • Rachel Wagstaff

    Role
    Play Writer
  • Alastair Whatley

    Role
    Director
  • Richard Kent

    Role
    Designer
  • Jason Taylor

    Role
    Lighting Designer
  • Dominic Bilkey

    Role
    Sound Designer

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