Joan Littlewood’s groundbreaking 1963 production, both mocked the incompetence, arrogance and indifference of the officer classes and highlighted the plight of the working class soldier, during the horrors and pointless bloodshed of the First World War. In light of Ukraine and Gaza, this rare revival seems tragically apposite and timely, but remains a difficult piece of entertainment to enjoy.
The Company of Oh What A Lovely War at Southwark Playhouse Borough. Photography by Alex Harvey-Brown.
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