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The Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool will lead a post-show discussion in the Playhouse Circle Bar...

A series of posts where we share the work of lesser known war poets.

A series of posts where we share the work of lesser known war poets.

What were the reasons why men conscientiously objected to the war? Abbie Goodwin investigates...

A series of posts where we share the work of lesser known war poets.

Abbie Goodwin looks at the impact of ‘total war’ upon the British state...

Shiel Ronald P Barry was a member of the Playhouse Repertory company who died in the Battle of the Somme while serving with the 1/12th London regiment...

Celebrated with sashes, banners and murals, the role of the Ulster Division, particularly at the Somme, has become embedded in unionist culture.

A series of posts where we share the work of lesser known war poets.

Learn about the context of Irish soldiers before, during and after the Battle of the Somme.

Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme by Johan Persson

We have all spent the last week living in the dark of the Citizen’s auditorium as we tech the show. It’s brilliant to be here, to see the set and space in context after imagining it for the last month...

Read about the formation of the Ulster Volunteer Force.

Director of Observe The Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme and Artistic Director of Headlong