Featuring newly-written songs and a narration by actor Christopher Timothy, as well as excerpts from Owen's poems and letters, this production tells the story through the eyes of Owen's Mother, Susan, played very convincingly by Chloe Torpey. The production also includes thought-provoking body poetry choreographed and performed by Charlotte Roberts.
Writer John Gorman, who has contributed to the script, made a special cameo appearance at last night's production, reading a passage from one of Siegfried Sassoon's Diaries, followed by Owen's famous poem "Dulce et Decorum est."
This important new work highlights many of the problems encountered in warfare which are still relevant today as we approach 2014 and the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the War to end all Wars - "the wind of war is never still; young men are still paying with their lives"...
"Bullets and Daffodils" will be performed at Fort Perch Rock in New Brighton on Saturday, 9th June 2012 and will be in London at the Jermyn Street Theatre, Jermyn Street on 29th July.
It is impossible to do this very moving work justice with mere words - please go and see it.
For further information and/or tickets, please click on the following link http://www.wilfredowenstory.com/bulletsanddaffs.html
Wilfred Owen Museum at 34 Argyle Street, Birkenhead, Wirral CH41 6AE.
Photo: Left to Right: Dean Johnson, Phil Gwilliam (Wilfred Owen), Chloe Torpey (Susan Owen), John Gorman and in front, Charlotte Roberts on stage at Casa, Hope Street, Liverpool, Wednesday, 2nd May 2012.
