The Accrington Pals
On the eve of the First World War the young men of Accrington hear Kitchener’s call for a New Army and become the smallest town in England to raise a Pals Volunteer Brigade.
When they arrive in France, the brutal reality of the trenches is beyond anything they were prepared for.
And back home amongst the woman they leave behind their mothers, wives, daughters, lovers – nothing can ever be the same again.
Peter Whelan’s epic and deeply humane play, dramatises the lives of ordinary people caugh
2.30pm; 7.30pm
£12
Kings Theatre, Albert Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO5 2QJ
Thu 20 Nov to Sat 22 Nov 2014