Birdsong at the Birmingham REP

Birdsong by Sebastian Faulk, stage version by Rachel Wagstaff, at the Birmingham REP, from Monday 27 January to Saturday 1 February 2025. Directed by Alastair Whatley.  Running time approx 2 hours 55 minutes including two intervals.

Preview.

Sebastian Faulks’s epic story of love and loss returns to The Rep stage with a brand-new production to mark the 30th anniversary of the international best-selling novel.

In pre-war France, a young Englishman, Stephen Wraysford, (played by James Esler) embarks on a passionate and dangerous affair with the beautiful Isabelle Azaire (played by Charlie Russell) that turns their world upside down.

As the war breaks out over the idyll of his former life, Stephen must lead his men through the carnage of the Battle of the Somme and through the sprawling tunnels that lie deep underground. Faced with the unprecedented horror of the war Stephen clings to the memory of Isabelle as his world explodes around him.

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

Once seen never forgotten.

For further information and to book tickets: https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/birdsong/