The Great War poet Wilfred Owen is returning to the Concert Room at St George's Hall, Liverpool, by public demand.
He will appear there on the evening of March 13th in the play, "A Dream of Wilfred Owen", written by the author and journalist, David Charters.
David gave a performance at the hall last October with the singer Lucy Mayhew and actor Stephen Reeds. Such was the enthusiasm of the audience that he has now extended the play to allow for more traditional songs sympathetic to the poet’s work and the war, as well as more poems.
The songs will again be sung by Lucy, whose lovely voice is gaining widespread recognition. This time, legendary entertainer, champion of local arts scene and member of Scaffold, John Gorman will read some of the poems, while David will again be Owen.
For almost 50 years, David has been a journalist and writer on Merseyside, having published local history books, as well as a compilation of his humorous writing. For 25 years, he wrote a weekly column for the old Liverpool Daily Post and now writes the Bard of Birkenhead column every Friday in the Wirral edition of the Liverpool Echo.
“A Dream of Wilfred Owen tells the story of the poet’s childhood in Birkenhead, leading to his war poems and death a week before the Armistice,” said David.
“Some passages are based on real events, others are imagined, but I believe them all to be in the true spirit of Owen. Where possible, I have introduced local places known to the young Wilfred.”
Versions of the show have been performed at the Royal Liver Building, Liverpool, the Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead, and Christ Church, Birkenhead, which was attended by the Owen family. But there will be fresh features in the new St George's show to be revealed on the night.
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