As the afternoon progressed so did the action and the audience as they followed the story through the fields and became witnesses to the events of the war.A Wildworks production is not one where you sit still and watch as you may have realised already from the previous two posts! The lovely Mr S took most of these photos as I was with the choir and we were unable to follow the action through the battle in the turnip fields, the nursing stations, the burial grounds and the Field of Remembrance. Click on any photo for detail and the caption.
The choir singing and leading the audince to the next scene
Collecting flowers in the meadow, 3000 audience watching
The turnip field before the battle
The Ingleheart 100 in the Field of Remembrance
The Choir
Picking flowers in the meadow
Soldiers going into battle
The battle
The battle
Preparing bodies for the grave
The Field of Loss
Ghosts of the soldiers with the Field of Loss behind
As we were singing quietly, the names of the lost were read out – but not just their names and when they died but their jobs, their relationships, their lives – so very poignant
Banners made by local people in the workshops held in the months before production
Beautiful banners made by local women from the Women’s Institute
Another banner
Another beautiful banner remembering the local men who died
Poppies in the meadow
Mandy, her girls and a friend from the local community who have all been involved
Enjoying a well deserved drink after the show
Talking to some of the participants
The after party
Nicky and her bunting
maureenjenner
August 10, 2014 at 12:54 pm
I doubt there were many smiles on the faces of those who faced the real battles.
mybeautfulthings
August 10, 2014 at 1:21 pm
By the end of the event, there were many more tears than smiles. It started off with cheers and singing, as it did in 1914 and it ended with a very sombre tone. It was a very respectful commemoration of the local lives lost.
babyjill7...Marilyn Griffin
August 9, 2014 at 2:42 pm
I thoroughly enjoyed Your day!