It seems highly appropriate that the Blackpool Grand Theatre, will mark the centenary of the First World War by hosting the final dates of this world premier tour in November.
Based on Pat Barker’s Booker-nominated novel of the same name, the play introduces us to war poet and soldier Siegfried Sassoon. The setting is the psychiatric hospital, Craiglockheart War Hospital, in Scotland in 1917. Army psychiatrist, Dr William Rivers, has been given the task of treating and then returning shell-shocked officers to the trenches. Sassoon, has bee
Regeneration reminds us that some of the most touching friendships are borne from the most brutal of conflicts, whilst taking a compassionate look at the devastating effects of war, and also explores ‘survivor guilt’ in the men. It serves as a powerful anthem for the youth of World War One.
The play stars Stephen Boxer, who has appeared in Doctors and Foyle’s War, as Dr Rivers and Tim Delap, of Midsommer Murders, Doctors and Silent Witness, as Sassoon. It has earned four and five star re
Regeneration is at the Grand Theatre from Tuesday 25 to Saturday 29 November. Tickets are priced from £18.50 are available at the box office and online.
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