6/19/2023 0 Comments Birdsong by Sebastian FaulksThere are musical moments, too, from soldiers playing the flute to violins and song, and this brings theatricality but also slows down the pace of the drama which, at two-and-a-half hours, feels long. The male camaraderie of war is much more poignant and the strongest scenes come with the storyline of sapper Jack Firebrace, who is played by Tim Treloar with just the right mix of voluble comedy and silent despair. The central illicit relationship between Stephen and Isabelle is played well enough within the confines of the split screens, though it feels sudden and premature when Stephen confesses, at their first meeting alone: “I would do anything for you.” Tom Kay as Wraysford and Madeleine Knight as Isabelle in a split-screen online staging Birdsong.
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