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Theatre // Coming up // North South Theatre: Pals
11 November
Friday
7:30pm

North South Theatre: Pals

“Back before Christmas, they said.”

The two friends (who are also brothers-in-law) do their best to keep each other’s spirits up, with bawdy humour, trenchant sarcasm and a camaraderie that only comes from knowing one another for years. Letters from home are not always a joy to receive. 

Despite the fiction, this story’s background is firmly based in reality as battalions of ‘Pals’ were really formed from groups of friends and work-mates, and they fought together just as they do in the play. The transition from being caught up in the propaganda machine which promised glory and honour, to the reality of their situation (rats, lice and all), takes you on an unforgettable and gripping journey.

Using live percussion and fowly we bring to life the atmosphere of the First World War and take you on a journey to France along with the Pals.

North South Theatre Company was created in 2014 by Jason Gerdes and Steven Kelly who had previously met on an actors’ training program. Inspiration came when Jason read some WWI diaries and decided to write his first play. After a period of editing and fine-tuning, Pals was born and went into development to become the well-received play it is today.

 

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