FRED presents Friend or Foe?, a triple bill of short one-act plays that are the authentic voice of World War One, at the Gulbenkian Theatre, University of Kent.
The plays, all written during the conflict, are passionate and expose raw emotions and deeply held convictions. Yet, each tells a very different story, and reveals the range of attitudes the war evoked at the time.
These powerful plays demonstrate the playwrights of the war have a voice which was equal in strength to that of the poets, challenging perceived ideas of manhood, womanhood, social order and authority.
Performed by a cast of seven, Friend or Foe? will excite and move audiences in equal measure. The three plays presented during the evening, alongside music and poetry of the era, are X=0 by John Drinkwater, Black ’Ell by Miles Malleson, and The Munition Worker by Lady Aimée Byng Hall Scott.
Tickets can be booked online via the Gulbenkian website, in person at the Gulbenkian or by telephone on 01227 769075.
Standard price: £12
Concessions: £10
For more information please visit FRED’s web site at www.fred-theatre.co.uk.
This performance is part of the programme for Pack Up Your Troubles: Performance Cultures in the First World War, a Gateways to the First World War conference at the University of Kent taking place from 27-29 April. Tickets for Friend or Foe? are included in the full conference packages which can be purchased here or will be available on general sale from the Gulbenkian Theatre soon.
