World War I Drama from one of Ireland's nest known writers
After touring all over Ireland and across the world, axis are delighted to bring 'Walking the Road' home.
"You could be famous Frank, have your words printed in the Drogheda Independent".
Lance Corporal Francis Ledwidge lost his life in Flanders Fields, 1917 while serving with the British Army in WWI. One of Ireland's finest poets, Ledwidge left the familiarity of his Co. Meath home and loved ones and joined the British Army "at seven shillings a week, a shilling more than London magazines paid for a line of poetry".
War is no place for a poet, or perhaps anyone else for that matter, as Francis says "they shoot soldiers who fall asleep on watch. It's instructive, teaches you a lesson so you'll never do it again".
Hoovering in hazy half-light of memories and regrets, this beautiful play from Dermot Bolger follows Francis Ledwidge's final journey as he finds himself 'walking the road' alongside all of those who had touched his life. But where is Francis walking to? and will any of them ever see home?
Dermot Bolger is one of Ireland’s best known writers, and axis is proud to continue its association with the author who brought Ballymun to the professional stage with ‘From These Green Heights’ (Winner Best New Play 2004) and ‘The Townlands of Brazil’.