Making Noise Quietly - Donmar Warehouse

Pro reviewers average 2013-06-18 A conscientious objector and a roaming artist find tenderness as the carnage of World War II unfolds across the Channel and doodlebugs explode in the meadow. A bereaved mother struggles with bitterness and love in recollecting her estranged son, lost in... A conscientious objector and a roaming artist find tenderness as the carnage of World War II unfolds across the Channel and doodlebugs explode in the meadow. A bereaved mother struggles with bitterness and love in recollecting her estranged son, lost in the Falklands. Deep in the Black Forest, an ageing holocaust survivor seeks to bring peace to a disturbed young boy and his equally wild step-father. A delicately poetic triptych of plays, Holman’s seminal work paints a very human picture of the subtly devastating effects of war and examines the bonds of suffering shared by us all. 3.8
Running dates from Apr 19 2012 to May 26 2012
Theatre Donmar Warehouse
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Genre Drama
Synopsis
A conscientious objector and a roaming artist find tenderness as the carnage of World War II unfolds across the Channel and doodlebugs explode in the meadow.

A bereaved mother struggles with bitterness and love in recollecting her estranged son, lost in the Falklands.

Deep in the Black Forest, an ageing holocaust survivor seeks to bring peace to a disturbed young boy and his equally wild step-father.

A delicately poetic triptych of plays, Holman’s seminal work paints a very human picture of the subtly devastating effects of war and examines the bonds of suffering shared by us all.

Author Robert Holman
Director Peter Gill
Featured Actors/Actresses Sara Kestelman
Ben Batt
John Hollingworth
Jordan Dawes
Matthew Tennyson
Susan Brown
Designer Paul Wills
Lighting Designer Paul Pyant
Sound Emma Laxton
Tickets on sale Dec 12 2011