'Bullets and Daffodils' -Wilfred Owen musical

[MichaelBully]

Not sure what this will be like, but have decided to treat myself to a ticket for 2nd July 2013. Seems top heavy in the respect of people from the Arts , but wondering who the historical advisors are.

Regards

Michael Bully

From the publicity material :

The Wilfred Owen Story and Mal Robinson present

Bullets and Daffodils

Mon 1 - Sat 6 July at 7.30pm | Tix from £10

Post-show Q&A, Tue 2 July

By Dean Johnson. Additional music by David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Schultz Vogul. Book adaptation by Gavin Martin with additional material by David Quantick. Directed by Christopher Timothy (All Creatures Great and Small). Starring Christopher Timothy and James Michael (X Factor). Musical direction by Graeme Clark (Wet Wet Wet). Introducing Lindsay Field (vocalist). Choreographed by Charlotte Roberts for Jigsaw Dance.

The world’s first musical based on war poetry comes to the West End with an all star team, featuring Dean Johnson's acclaimed rock interpretation of Wilfred Owen's poetry.

http://www.tristanbatestheatre.co.uk/bulletsanddaffodils.asp

More information from http://www.wilfredowenstory.com/

[MichaelBully]

It seems that David Gilmour has donated the use of his song 'There's No Way Out Of Here ' from his 1978 solo album to the production . Regardless of the merits of the song, I don't think that it was originally intended as relating to the Great War.

[MichaelBully]

Attended performance last night. I appreciate that the general agenda behind the show is that Britain shouldn't have taken part in the Great War: I think Britain's participation was unavoidable. I didn't like the show, but that's just personal taste I guess.

What got me concerned what that at times I felt that the show was at times quite scathing in its attitude towards those who fought in the Great War.

Regards, Michael Bully