Countdown to #OhWhatALovelyWar... 24 days to go In the recruitment scenes veteran soldiers put the green boys through their paces. Art imitating life, imitating art! Book now!

Countdown to #OhWhatALovelyWar continues, now with just 18 days to go... A good time to hear this quick interview with Assistant Director Mike Pavitt, who also plays 9 parts in the show: In conversation with the OWALW assistant director... youtu.be/p36cSeTnFvo

Countdown til #OhWhatALovelyWar continues: 17 days to go... Did you know the life & works of the principal author of #OWALW, Joan Littlewood, are celebrated in a new musical by The RSC, who open their show - Miss Littlewood - the same week as us?! rsc.org.uk/miss-littlewoo…

Countdown til #OhWhatALovelyWar: 15 days to go... Today we shout out to all the other local groups who've pulled together to help us source the obscene amount of props and hats we’ve needed! Thank you Winchester Musicals and Opera Society - WMOS Waterside Musical Society @PlazaRomsey SUP Theatre Company, etc! #AmDramFamilyValues

Countdown til #OhWhatALovelyWar: 14 days to go... Tonight we rehearsed with the entire company, all props (save for the few we are still sourcing) and sound FX. The true sense of this amazing drama is beginning to be evoked! Please be in our audience: nstheatres.co.uk/whats-on/oh-wh…

Countdown to #OhWhatALovelyWar: 13 days to go... The themes of the show chime with a number of wartime writers but perhaps none more than Harvard philosopher Jorge Santayana, who wrote before WW1: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” #helpusremember

Countdown til #OhWhatALovelyWar: 12 days to go... The show is an iconic piece of “epic theatre”, designed to emphasise the audience's perspective and reaction, to encourage us to think introspectively about particular moments that are occurring on stage, and why. #BrechtRules

Countdown til #OhWhatALovelyWar: 11 days to go... Our wonderful creatives are at our scenery store today having fun with paints and lettering. They’d love it if you all booked tickets so you can all appreciate their efforts! 20-23 June 2018 #NSTCampus nstheatres.co.uk/whats-on/oh-wh…

Countdown til #OhWhatALovelyWar: 9 days to go... Last night saw the 72nd Tony Awards, but did you know #OWALW was nominated in 4 categories in the 19th Tony Awards in 1965, including Best Musical and Best Director? It won one acting award but was up against Fiddler on the Roof!

Interesting article relating to Oh What a Lovely War, being performed by our fellow company, Southampton Operatic Society at the Nuffield Campus next week. facebook.com/1297643647/pos… telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatr…

Countdown til #OhWhatALovelyWar: 6 days to go... This young man in our cast is doing a cracking job at the age of 20. Sobering to think he might have been one of the senior heads in the trenches 100 years ago. #LestWeForget

Countdown til #OhWhatALovelyWar: 5 days to go... The show is crammed full of important historical facts, many of which were not generally taught in school. It’s easily the most educational production we have ever staged, but also hilarious and moving! Please book your seats!

We’re going OVER THE TOP! ...and in more ways than one! #OhWhatALovelyWar at the Nuffield (Campus) Theatre opens TONIGHT at 7:30pn, and runs til Sat. Not got tickets yet? Don’t be downhearted! Just walk up and buy at the Box Office or book online here: nstheatres.co.uk/whats-on/oh-wh…

A few #OhWhatALovelyWar shots to whet your appetite for tonight!

This week I am mainly doing this... In support of Royal British Legion. x.com/sotonopera/sta…

We are having a theatrical scenery clearance event at our scenery store, St Boniface Church hall, Nursling, Southampton this Saturday 22 September 2018 from 10am to 4pm. Plenty of bargains available, particularly in painted flats. DM us for further details.

Obligatory get-in photograph #RENT Southampton Musical Society

We have just 4 short weeks until the technical rehearsal for #OhWhatALovelyWar NSTheatres #NSTCampus. Get our tickets now, while you still can! nstheatres.co.uk/whats-on/oh-wh… nstheatres.co.uk/whats-on/oh-wh…

#4weekstilcurtainup #OhWhatALovelyWar NSTheatres and the countdown begins! These Irish ☘️ soldiers are having way too much fun! “It’s hard to give ground, now we’re so near our goal!”