Eloquent Protest: Tony Benn to Host an Afternoon of Poetry and Music in London on Remembrance Sunday, 12 November 2006

October 28, 2006

Eloquent Protest



Remembrance Sunday, 12th November 3.00 pm


For many years some of the greatest writers, musicians and poets have raised their voice in protest at the carnage and waste of war. From Hardy and Owen to Mitchell (Vietnam), Harsent (Bosnia) and a whole generation of new Iraqi poets. Eminent writers have added their voices to those of innocent civilians like Anne Frank and the children of Terezín who yearned for a peaceful world through their art and writing.

At the Trafalgar Studios 2 (previously the Whitehall Theatre), in London's West End, former MP and veteran anti-war campaigner Tony Benn will host an afternoon of readings and music by special guest which explore the power of words against war. Guests include: Roy Bailey, Julia Watson, Janie Dee, Noreen Kershaw and Rupert Wickham (with others to be confirmed).

This production is organised by the Feelgood Theatre and sponsored by The Stage Door Foundation.

For further details please visit http://www.feelgoodtheatre.co.uk/current.htm . Tickets are GBP 20, or GBP 15 for concessions and can be booked online here , or by telephone (Box Office: 0870 060 6632) or, it seems - try a search via www.google.co.uk - through the usual West End theatre ticket agencies. Feelgood Theatre Productions are also staging a production of 'Not About Heroes' at Trafalgar Studios, including two performances on Saturday 11 November and one on Monday 13th (limited availability). Book soon!