Vera Brittain’s haunting autobiography performed by Rohan McCullough
Having battled her way to Somerville College in the face of parental opposition, Vera Brittain abandoned her studies at the outbreak of the First World War to serve as a volunteer nurse witnessing the horrors of trench warfare. In 1918, with all those closest to her dead, she returned to Oxford and later devoted her energies to the causes of pacifism and feminism, writing and lecturing world-wide.
In 1933 she published Testament of Youth. This haunting autobiography conveyed to an entire generation the essence of their common experience of war. It was a best seller in both Britain and America.
"Superlatives here!…a remarkable performance of a remarkable woman’s early Life."
The Scotsman.
"Rohan McCullough’s performance brings my mother’s famous book on the First World War… alive bringing out the poignancy and profundity of the narrative. She has a sensitive understanding of my mother’s writing, and sometimes seems almost to become the young nurse who wrote the diary… I strongly commend her presentation."
Shirley Williams in the House of Lords 16th July 2001
"This one woman tour-de-force… Rohan McCullough’s stunning solo performance"
Time Out
"Informative and moving… a model of elegance and economy"
The Times
"Her beauty itself was striking but she impressed too with her pinpoint accuracy, her expressive face and her air of authority"
Cheltenham Festival of Literature
Resources
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Staging Requirements
Testament of Youth works in a wide variety of spaces. Lighting is simple and there are no sound cues. Running time 60 or 90 minutes
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