Arts· Theatre
When the Sun Sets
A show following a small Devon community through the Second World War, as evacuees arrive, families are separated and everyone faces the cost of war. Suits audiences interested in home-front stories.
Key information
- When
- Sunday 8 November
- Where
- Exeter PhoenixGandy Street, EX4 3LSMore at this venueMap
- Price
- £20–£38
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About this event
“When the Sun Sets” follows the lives of a small Devon community during World War Two. Small but mighty, the village is tight knit. Everyone knows everyone and loves them like family, especially Tommy. As the war intensifies the community faces new obstacles: conflict, the arrival of evacuees, recruitment and separation from loved ones. From soldiers to school children, mothers to brothers, families to a farmer and his horse there is not a corner of the village unaffected. Nevertheless, safe in their belief that the war will soon be over, and eager to do their part, they take these challenges in their stride. However, as time passes and all is not what it first seemed; the community is forced to reckon with the fact that when the world is at war, there is always a price to pay.
Venue: Auditorium, Exeter Phoenix
