Month: March 2018

One of the plays I was given to research for the Great War Theatre project was the 1914 recruiting drama England Expects by Seymour Hicks and Edward Knoblauch. By the start of the war Sir Edward Seymour Hicks was a successful actor-manager whose credits included instigating the building of the Aldwych Theatre, London, in 1905.… continued →

In this blog post, Stuart Gibbs, one of the project’s volunteers, shares his research into the burgeoning theatre scene in Gretna.  As commemorations for the Great War continue, great emphasis has been placed on the home front and in particular the experiences of the munitions workers. Of the many centres for arms production during this period… continued →