Based upon the Novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque. Presented by special Arrangement with the estate of Paulette Goddard Remarque
James Alexandrou as Paul Baumer
Above Left: James Alexandrou (Paul
) David Cardy (Kat). Below & below left: The ensemble.
With a cast of eight, the play brings to
life Erich Maria Remarque’s classic novel of a doomed generation, "the men, who even if they may have
escaped shells, were destroyed by the war". In a bombed-out factory set (original design by
Phil Brunner), mic'd up so that a hammer raked across corrugated iron
becomes withering machine-gun fire, and slammed grilles explosions, the
story unfolds like a testament from pergatory, with the comrades bewildered and
surprised to learn of their own deaths.
Robin Kingsland's adaptation is the first ever stage adaptation of this classic WWI novel. It has toured, and been produced by young companies in the UK and in the US.
REVIEWS
"A deft and sometimes beautiful fluency..."
Joyce McMillan - The Scotsman
"A true ensemble production.."
The Metro
"A fast-moving ensemble piece... ... [A] powerful and enduring play".
Pat Ashworth, The Stage
"For power and emotion, a picture of terrible, inevitable, mindless waste, this is a substantial achievement"
BBC Nottingham.
"..this play brings out the genuine love and humanity of war as well as the horror"
Nottingham Evening Post.
