The Glasshouse

PLEASE NOTE - EARLY START TIME OF 7pm FOR CURTAIN RAISER FOR THIS PERFORMANCE:
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES
2/3/4th Nov from SWITCH MCR:
'VOLUNTOLD'

Confined in a cramped, makeshift prison on the back line of the Somme, two men stand charged with cowardice and desertion. Trapped inside the damp, cold and oppressive walls of this ‘Glasshouse’, a beautiful friendship crystallises between them.  But how long can friendship last? And how much can a man withstand before he breaks?
In the 100th anniversary year of the end of World War I, acclaimed emerging company Grindstone team up with MAP to remount Max Saunders-Singer’s emotional, award-winning drama, THE GLASSHOUSE for a Northern Premiere. Based on extensive research into true stories of soldiers on the front lines, this powerful work explores a rarely seen side of trench warfare.
 
Following the intertwined stories of the misfits, idealists and tragic victims who pass through this hastily constructed trench prison cell, THE GLASSHOUSE is a moving, blood-pumping and powerful play. Through these stories, it also shines a stark new light on the effects of 'Shell Shock' and failures in the treatment of so called 'Cowards' and 'Conchies' who were unable or refused to fight.

PLEASE NOTE - EARLY START TIME OF 7pm FOR CURTAIN RAISER FOR THIS PERFORMANCE:
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES
2/3/4th Nov from SWITCH MCR
'VOLUNTOLD'

PLEASE NOTE - TRIGGER WARNINGS: 'The Glasshouse' contains strong language, nudity, violence, strobe lighting, smoking, distress & peril, sound & smoke effects.