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Rumpus Theatre Company in association with The Sarah Thorne Theatre - Broadstairs presentsthe scintillating light comedy...
ARMS AND THE MAN
(or The Chocolate Cream Soldier)
by George Bernard Shaw
Beautiful young Bulgarian Raina has heroic ideals, betrothed as she is to Major Sergius Saranoff. Her fiancé is away, fighting alongside her father, Major Petkoff, in the war against Serbia... but when escaping Serbian Captain Bluntschli climbs into her bedroom through the balcony window, she finds herself hiding him behind the curtains in spite of herself. Does he have ammunition in his pockets? No… he has chocolate creams, like any other jobbing soldier. And when she catches Sergius flirting with her maid Louka, Raina finds her grand notions of love and war slipping away from her, as true love and honesty take their place.
A real audience-pleaser, ARMS AND THE MAN is a sparkling comedy that has more than a little to say about the state of the world today!
Reviews of previous productions:
“delightful … charming” - British Theatre Guide - for The Eleventh Hour
“slick, upbeat … full of humour” - British Theatre Guide - for The 39 Steps
“pure delight” - Matlock Mercury - for SHERLOCK HOLMES – The Scandal Of The Scarlet Woman
“never takes itself too seriously... you can almost smell the faded decadence" - Eastbourne Herald - for SHERLOCK HOLMES – The Scandal Of The Scarlet Woman
"all the hallmarks of a classic" - The Reviews Hub - for Raffles
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
New Theatre Royal, Clasketgate, LN2 1JJ Lincoln, United Kingdom, Theatre Royal, Clasketgate, Lincoln, LN2 1JJ, United Kingdom,Lincoln, Lincolnshire
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