Journey's End

Gremlin Theatre
550 Vandalia Street St. Paul

Few plays have ever captured the fears, hopes and dread of the First World War (or any war) like R. C. Sherriff's celebrated Journey's End. Set in the front-line trenches near Sant Quentin in 1918, towards the end of the First World War, Journey's End gives a powerful (and beautiful) glimpse into the harrowing experiences of a British Army infantry company, whose story plays out in the officers' dugout over four days in March, 1918. With a German offensive imminently approaching, each man is trapped, the days ticking by, the tension rising and the attack drawing ever closer. Written in 1925, R.C. Sherriff's groundbreaking play remains one of the most powerful and successful pieces of modern drama and one of the most acclaimed examples of literature that deals with the tragedy and horror of conflict. Bain Boehlke returns to the Twin Cities to direct this powerful multi award-winning World War I masterpiece - the greatest of all English war plays.