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THE ELEVENTH HOUR (WW1 drama) – 2f, 3m plus voice only 1 boy
THE ELEVENTH HOUR is a dramatic, emotional play set in the last moments of World War One, both in the trenches and on the Home Front. Although signed and agreed at 5am on the 11th of November 1918, the ceasefire is set at 11am to allow notice to be delivered to all fronts … and while his mother and father, wife Emmie and young son Billy are celebrating news of the end of the war back home in England, Private Harry Furber and his friend Charlie Juster are sent on one last mission towards enemy lines. All the characters and situations in the play are fictional, but many facts are based on the true story of Private George Edwin Ellison, who was the last British soldier to die, amongst many from other nationalities, in this strange interregnum between 5am and 11 o’clock.
“I told myself I wouldn't need my tissues till the second half...I was wrong, emotive and powerful. Thank you.” (Facebook) “Went to see the play last night, at Lincoln NTR very well put together, excellently delivered by all actors, portrayed what was in 1918 a very tense time, perfectly. Big thumbs up to the Rumpus Theatre Company.” (Facebook) “We’ve had three simply wonderful performances by Rumpus Theatre Company Their new show The 11th Hour took our theatre audience on an emotional journey back it time, with laughter and a few tears. Beautifully written, a truly wonderful play enjoyed by all” (Instagram) “Just back from seeing @RumpusTheatreCo production #TheEleventhHour at @NTRLincoln a very poignant and emotional play. Well done” (Twitter) “It was excellent, you made me cry at the end with your last monologue, I was sat right in front of you and it was as though you were looking/talking directly at me” (Twitter) “delightful … charming … poignant … a fitting story to mark the anniversary of the end of the Great War” (British Theatre Guide)
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