Letters from the Great War

A commemoration of the First World War

2020-11-10 19:00 2020-11-11 21:00 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Letters from the Great War

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/27524

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Watch here: https://www.facebook.com/CanadasNAC.CNAduCanada/videos/1068248433625956

Over a hundred years ago, the ‘war to end all wars’ came to an end. You’re invited to a moving musical and epistolary commemoration of the first World War. This will feature contemporary and historical songs led by Harrow Fair with very special guests from the Canadian musical and theatrical spheres who will bring to life the voices from the past....

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Tue, November 10, 2020
7 PM EST
Facebook Live
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Letters from the Great War
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Harrow Fair © Jen Squires
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  • Facebook Live event
  • ≈ 60 minutes · No intermission
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Harrow Fair © Jen Squires

Watch here: https://www.facebook.com/CanadasNAC.CNAduCanada/videos/1068248433625956

Over a hundred years ago, the ‘war to end all wars’ came to an end. You’re invited to a moving musical and epistolary commemoration of the first World War. This will feature contemporary and historical songs led by Harrow Fair with very special guests from the Canadian musical and theatrical spheres who will bring to life the voices from the past.

Conceived, Written and Directed by Miranda Mulholland 
Sound Direction by Andrew Penner
Dramaturgy by Vikki VanSickle
Title Design by Laura Warren

Letters from the Great War was originally developed and presented by Soulpepper Theatre Company, 2018

Harrow Fair is a veritable Canadian powerhouse of hoof-thumping, soul-wrenching, transcendent Americana. The band is the merging talents of two acclaimed artists, Andrew Penner and Miranda Mulholland, who have created a bold new sound combining searing vocals, heavy kick drum, rootsy guitar and scorching fiddle