I do hope that you, the audience, enjoy this trio of actors and of course, the play.
For me, it has been so much joy to watch them make each character larger than life and taking no notice of me (the Director)!
We have had only four weeks to get this on stage, so let's hope the "veterans" make it worth your journey tonight.
Sophia Kennedy.
Synopsis
Heroes is set in August 1959 in a home somewhere in France for retired military men. The play takes place outside on a terrace in the garden of a convent hospital where Philippe, Gustave and Henri, all war heroes, are hatching a plan to escape. They've had enough of the tortures of their confinement: dictatorial captors, untrustworthy fellow prisoners and far too many birthday parties. Indeed, life in a retired soldiers' home is almost unbearable! So, while keeping each other company on the back patio, they hatch a plan to escape to Indochina, or at least a picnic under the poplars on a nearby hill.
Winner of London's prestigious Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, Tom Stoppard's adaptation of this French play is playful, bawdy and heartbreakingly funny.
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The Cast
| Bill Platt | Henri |
| Harry Kennedy | Gustave |
| Roger Barlow | Philippe |
Production Team
| Director | Sophia Kennedy |
| Stage Manager and Properties | John Newton |
| Lighting and Sound | Andrew Poole |
| Front of House Manager | Tom Lloyd |
| Programme and Ticket Design | Sarah Sherwood |
| Programme Sales | Ann Barlow |
| Raffle | Joe Lloyd Cathy Lloyd |
| Bar Managers | George and Noreen Dutton Rob and Jane Raphael Joe Hague |
Our sincere thanks to Normal Wythenshawe and Terry Rathbone for transporting the set and seating and to Mike Finnigan for the construction of the seating.