The Christmas Truce (play) explained

The Christmas Truce
Setting:	Western Front, Christmas 1914
Premiere:	29 November 2014
Place:	Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

The Christmas Truce is a play by Phil Porter based on the true events during the First World War.

Production history

The play was produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and premiered in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon for the Christmas 2014 season, 100 years after the events. The play opened on 29 November 2014 (with a press night on 9 December) running until 31 January 2015 and was directed by Erica Whyman.^{[1] [2] [3]}

During the development of the play, the RSC hosted a drop-in event encouraging the relatives of those who fought in the First World War to share stories, photos and letters at the Royal Shakespeare Company in March 2014.^[4]

Cast

Royal Shakespeare Company (2014 cast)^[5]

• Joseph Kloska as Capt Bruce Bairnsfather
• Gerard Horan as Old Bill
• Sam Alexander
• Peter Basham
• William Belchambers
• Nick Haverson
• Tunji Kasim
• Sophie Khan Levy
• Oliver Lynes
• Emma Manton
• Chris McCalphy
• Peter McGovern
• Frances McNamee
• Chris Nayak
• Jamie Newall
• Roderick Smith
• Flora Spencer-Longhurst
• Harry Waller
• Thomas Wheatley
• Leah Whitaker

External links

• Page on the RSC website

References

1. Web site: Latest Press Releases Royal Shakespeare Company. 2021-12-18. www.rsc.org.uk. en-GB.
2. Web site: 2014-12-10. The Christmas Truce review – uneasy family show about a tragic war. 2022-01-11. the Guardian. en.
3. Web site: The Christmas Truce, RSC, Royal Shakespeare Theatre: 'respectful, insightful, powerful'. 2022-01-11. www.telegraph.co.uk.
4. News: 2014-03-08. RSC asks public to help shape The Christmas Truce war play. en-GB. BBC News. 2022-01-11.
5. Web site: Theatre news: RSC casts The Christmas Truce for Stratford opening. 2022-01-11. British Theatre Guide. en-GB.