Described as “a work of genius”, Bruiser Theatre Company brings its dazzling production of Oh What A Lovely War! to the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Monday April 6 at 8pm.
On foot of last year’s wonderful production of Candide, Bruiser is back with Joan Littlewood’s brilliant satirical musical that is one of the great landmarks of post-war British theatre. It’s 1914 and Europe is on the brink of war. Armed with sketches, songs, and stories, a cast of Pierrot clowns mix their sombre buffoonery with the bawdy, tough, humour of the lads on the front line. Along the way the story is marked by a fantastic collection of songs from the Great War. Oh What A Lovely War! is a groundbreaking, moving, funny, lyrical evocation of the tragedy and pathos of WW1. The result is a night of top musical theatre of the very finest kind. Don’t miss it. Bruiser Theatre Company presents Oh What A Lovely War! at the Linenhall Arts Centre on Monday April 6 at 8pm.
