Barbed Wire For Kisses

A Village at War

Sat 1 Nov 2014

Location: Guildhall Theatre

Running Time: 2 hours 10 minutes - approximate, including any interval(s).

About the event

With the passing of the last survivors, the events of the Great War are slipping beyond human memory. In a powerfully moving performance, acclaimed storytellers Hugh Lupton and Nick Hennessey and musicians John Dipper and James Patterson tell the story of the ‘the war to end all wars’ through the stories of the families in one small Lincolnshire village.

Personal accounts of life and death and the memories of families at home open a deeply human window onto the trauma that shaped the 20th Century.

Nick Hennessey and Hugh Lupton delved into the Lincolnshire Archives to research real stories of Lincolnshire residents during the First World War. They weave a series of verbatim extracts from letters through the performance, which blends historical fact with empathetic invention. James Patterson and John Dipper blend classic folk songs with newly composed music.

Hugh Lupton tours the length and breadth of Britain, creating and telling award winning stories, drawing on strong interests in traditional music, street theatre, poetry and myth. He is recognised as one of England’s master storytellers and is a published author.

Nick Hennessey tells stories primarily from Northern Europe, inspired by the song in the word, the music in voice and the connections between people, place, land and memory.

James Patterson is a folk singer and a partner in many musical collaborations. He is also one of the UK’s leading moving image archivists.

John Dipper is a respected and established performer and composer. Steeped in the traditions of Southern England, he has a unique playing style and a deep understanding and passion for indigenous culture.

Hugh Lupton Website
Nick Hennessey Website

Prices & Offers

£10

Concessions: £8

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