Now the Hero
14-18 NOW
1918-2018
100 YEARS ON
5 NIGHTS OF EPIC THEATRE SWANSEA
25-29 | 09 | 2018
Directed by Marc Rees
Costume Design Rhi Matthews
Marc Rees’s bold production through three interweaving stories of war are brought to life with a counterpoint of peace and hope. He takes his inspiration from an epic poem, an intimate portrait of a serving Swansea soldier and the British Empire Panels.
At the heart of each performance is a Requiem with a libretto by BAFTA-winning writer Owen Sheers and sung by Polyphony, Stephen Layton’s world famous choir. The music is composed by Owen Morgan Roberts, realised from an original collaboration with the late, Oscar-nominated Jóhann Jóhannsson.
This event is a major part of the final year’s programme for 14-18 NOW, the UK’s arts commission for the First World War centenary - and is also the headline piece for the 2018 Swansea International Festival