Gunpowder Theatre
Presents
DAYS OF THE COMMUNE
By Bertold Brecht
"Truth can be written in ink.
Lies must be written in blood."
Paris, 1871.
The end of the bitter Franco Prussian war and the people of Paris are starving within their city walls.
The national government have set up in Versailles leaving the city without leadership.
In the uprising of a people to claim what is rightfully theirs, and the fight to keep it, comes a question still valid today: must peace be sacrificed to be achieved?
Brecht's most ambitious (and rarely performed) historical play and his last original work explores the Paris Commune, one of the first workers' revolutions and the model for Communism as we know it today.
Revived by Gunpowder Theatre in association with the White Bear Theatre.
This play is part of the White Bear's Revolution, Reaction and Reform Season, which will include Count Oderland by Max Frisch and The Sixteenth Floor by Ayn Rand, which explore the inevitable conflict between collective action and individual choice.
Count Oderland was on Kenneth Tynan's list of un-produced plays which he believed should be produced by the National. Ayn Rand is the author of the hugely influential The fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.
Performance Dates:
11th October - 30th October, 2011
Tuesday - Saturday at 7.30pm, Sundays at 6.00pm
Tickets: £13 (£10 Conc.)
Box Office: 020 7793 9193
Online Booking: www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk
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White Bear Theatre
138 Kennington Park Road
SE11 4DJ
2 minutes walk from Kennington Tube (Northern Line)
Buses: 133, 155, 196, 333, 415
SPECIAL OFFER
The White Bear Theatre Club is offering concession rate to all Kennington Association members.
That's only £10 per ticket!
To book call 020 7793 9193 and quote 'Kennington Association Offer'.
The White Bear now has it's own Exclusive Lounge Area where patrons can sit
and enjoy a drink and a chat before the show. The theatre itself is fully
air conditioned and is now thoroughly soundproofed from the pub.
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