Remembrance
REMEMBRANCE is a medley of readings of English poetry, extracts from diaries and letters written during the First World War, and maybe even a song or two. It is a tribute to the soldiers who gave their lives while fighting for their country and for freedom.
We hope that, with REMEMBRANCE, we can recreate memories of and images from a critical piece of history. World War 1, or ”The Great War” was the world’s first global conflict which resulted in unprecedented carnage and destruction with more than 9 million soldiers killed by the end of the war in 1918.
As the philosopher Santayana said: ”Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it”.
REMEMBRANCE has been approved by Kulturstyrelsen's Refusionsudvalg. This means that kommunes wishing to buy a performance of Remembrance will be reimbursed with 50% of the cost.
The performance lasts c. 1 hour. A list of the poems read during the performance is available on request.
Video
Feedback from students after Why Not Theatre Company's performance of "Remembrance" on 23rd February 2015 at Solrød Gymnasium.
Remembrance
By: Medley of English poetry
Playing
When: By agreement
Where: You find the venue; we come an
