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HEROES

by Gearald Sibleyras translated by Tom Stoppard

The Cast
It is 1959. Three French soldiers, veterans of the First World War, live in a home for old soldiers deep in the French countryside. Henri has been there for twenty-five years and walks with some difficulty. Philippe has been there for just ten years and has a piece of shrapnel lodged in his skull which makes him prone to passing out with increasing regularity. Six months ago these two were joined by Gustav who, though physically fit, suffers from an acute form of Agoraphobia. Despite his fear of the outside world it is Gustav who proposes an escape from the institution. How will three such handicapped men make their escape? Will it be Indochina, a picnic in the local village or the poplars on the horizon?
Stoppard's witty use of language shines through in this translation of a successful French play. The great humour of the piece gained the Lawrence Olivier Award as the best comedy of 2003. Many would consider this a worthy sucessor to Yasmon Retza's 'Art'.

Touring from 9th July to 24th July 2010

Latest News

The CastYouth Team win in 2010 County Festival

The 2009 County Festival dates coincided with other production commitments preventing our youth section from competing in last year's festival. However, 2010 saw the group return to the competition with their two winter productions:' Rabbit' by David Foxton and 'You, Me and Mrs Jones' by Tony Horitz. 'Mrs Jones' fielded a cast of twenty-two and fifteen of that cast then appeared in 'Rabbit'. Both casts performed well and it was 'Rabbit' which took the Stennett Trophy as the best youth production in the festival

The CastYouth Team triumph at 2008 County Festival

Bare Bones Youth win the Hereford County Drama Festival. No, not just the youth category. They won best production at the festival and now go forward to the quarter finals of the All England competition!

 

Bare Bones in a nutshell

We are a not-for-profit touring theatre company that brings high quality, small cast plays to villages and communities in rural Herefordshire.

BareBones is comprised of a small group of experienced actors, directors and craftspeople who are passionate about theatre. Our passion and skills mean that people can enjoy live theatre on their doorstep without the need to travel long distances or spend a lot of money.

We also have a very active youth section with an exciting programme of events that provides young people with the opportunity to develop their communication and theatre skills whilst having a lot of fun mounting their own productions.

Further information about BareBones and the team behind it can be found in the About Us section of our website.

We are always keen to hear from people who are interested in joining us on or behind stage.