Rachel Wagstaff’s acclaimed adaptation of Sebastian Faulks’s best-selling novel Birdsong is on a final UK tour with dates at The Lowry in Salford April 3 to 7.
It tells a story of love and courage, before and during the war. In pre-war France, a young Englishman, Stephen Wraysford, embarks on a passionate and dangerous affair with the beautiful Isabelle Azaire that turns their worlds upside down.
Rachel is currently co-writing two screenplays with Sebastian Faulks, one for Eleventh Hour Productions and one for Trademark Films with Bob & Co. Flowers For Mrs Harris, a new musical written by Rachel and Richard Taylor, staged at the Crucible, Sheffield, won the UK Theatre Award for Best Musical Production 2016.
Birdsong is suitable for ages 12+