Bullets And Daffodils is a passionate tribute to Wilfred Owen in music, dance and spoken word, written by Birkenhead songwriter Dean Johnson, who has set the Great War poet’s iconic lines to contemporary music. The production features specially written original songs created by Dean Johnson to reflect the period that Wilfred Owen spent in Birkenhead, where he was educated at the Birkenhead Institute. The drama follows Owen's life right up to his death in action in France in 1918 just one week before Armistice Day and tells the story through the eyes of Susan, Wilfred's Mother.
The drama is directed by Christopher Timothy (All Creatures Great And Small), and features contributions from David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), as well as specially created 'body poetry' created by Charlotte Roberts the Wirral-based dance teacher to accompany some of Owen's poems.
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BULLETS AND DAFFODILS 2013
Friday 8 March | Oswestry Cricket Club, Oswestry | Tickets £6.00 (see poster below) (Part of Owestry Litfest) |
Friday 22 March | Bickerton Village Hall, Malpas, Cheshire, SY14 8AU | Tickets £6.00 (Website) 01829 782348 or 01829 720440 |
7-14 August | London, West End | TBC |
