Journey's End Tickets

Audiences arriving at the Duke of York’s Theatre from July to September will be surprised to find that “Journey’s End” has replaced “Ghost Stories” at the venue and not only will it be a chance to witness R C Sherriff’s famous play, it will also be a chance to take in the work of David Grindley. The latter presented the revival of the play in 2004-2005 and it is that same version that now lands at the Duke of York’s Theatre – one of the many venues that the show called home during its mid-decade run six years go.

“Journey’s End” premiered back in 1928 and it went on to become an international hit and the most famous play from Sherriff during a long career. It arrived just over a decade after the end of the First World War and it is this conflict that takes centre stage as Sherriff draws on his own experiences to bring a compelling and influential narrative to the forefront. The focus is on officers in the British army as they wait in a dugout for four days in March 1918, with their fate fast approaching.

Sherriff penned a great deal of plays and films during his career from the 1920s to the 1960s and whilst “Journey’s End” is his most famous work he was also recognised for the abundance of other pieces he was behind, leading to various awards. His plays included “The Woods of Meadowside”, “Profit and Loss”, “Windfall”, “Two Hearts Doubled”, “The Kite” and “The Long Sunset”, among others, whilst his films include “The Invisible Man”, “Goodbye, Mr Chips” and many more. As such he was a renowned and influential playwright whose legacy lives on many decades after his death.

Director David Grindley has also been behind a great deal of famous pieces, both in a London theatre and on the other side of the Atlantic. His credits include “Six Degrees of Separation” with Anthony Head at the Old Vic Theatre in 2010 and “The Philanthropist” on Broadway in 2009, in addition to shows such as “Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell” at the Theatre Royal Bath.

Audiences can witness “Journey’s End” when it makes its welcome appearance at the West End’s Duke of York’s Theatre from Tuesday 19th July 2011 to Saturday 3rd September 2011.