Arms and the Man

Author(s): George Bernard Shaw Company: Rumpus Theatre Company in association with Sarah Thorne Theatre
Venue: The Haymarket, Basingstoke Dates:

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Beautiful young Bulgarian Raina has heroic ideals, betrothed as she is to Major Sergius Saranoff. Her fiancé is away, fighting alongside her father, Major Petkoff, in the war against Serbia. But when escaping Serbian Captain Bluntschli climbs into her bedroom through the balcony window, she finds herself hiding him behind the curtains in spite of herself. Does he have ammunition in his pockets? No … he has chocolate, like any other jobbing soldier. And when she catches Sergius flirting with her maid Louka, Raina finds her grand notions of love and war slipping away from her as true love and honesty take their place.

Other Performances

Venue: Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield Dates:
Venue: Middlesbrough Theatre, Middlesbrough Dates:
Venue: Theatre Royal Winchester, Winchester Dates:

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