Light Shining In Buckinghamshire
Belvoir St Theatre presents
Light Shining In Buckinghamshire

7 Apr 2022 to 28 May 2022

Social upheaval. Dreams, and defeat. And the power of language in the mouths of those that saw the light.

Caryl Churchill’s 1976 classic Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, set during the English Civil War, tells of the ordinary people who went into battle for the soul of the nation. Incendiary, pulsing with ideas and poetically-heightened speech, it speaks of the revolution that never happened, and some ghosts it left behind.

Way back in ancient times (2020) when the theatres were first closed, we brought some actors into the building to simply read plays. This one shone like a searchlight – it’s a brilliant piece of writing, and it’s brilliant in its vision too. If you think our stages could do with more ideas and ambition, come and spend a night with this visionary, illuminating play. And see Wayside Bride too – the experience of seeing them on the same set will make both plays all the more haunting and rich. We couldn’t do them in 2021 – but this pair has been marinating nicely. – Eamon

Share This Event:   
Venue
Belvoir St Theatre
Session TimesTicket PricesMedia
You may also like... The Face of JizoThe Face of Jizo
21 Aug 2025 to 6 Sep 2025 Session Times
Tuesdays at 6:30pm
Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 7:30pm
Saturdays at 2pm and 7:30pm
$39 -$59
Play
Moss PigletMoss Piglet
27 Sep 2025 to 28 Sep 2025 Session Times
DateTime
Saturday 27 September 202512pm*, 3pm, 6pm
Sunday 28 September 202511am, 1:30pm
From $35 + $8.95 booking fee
Play
Romeo & Juliet Romeo & Juliet
2 Oct 2025 Session Times
1930
$25-$59
Play
Trent Daltons Love StoriesTrent Daltons Love Stories
11 Sep 2025 to 20 Sep 2025 Session Times
Thurs 11 Aug 7:30pm; Fri 12 & 19 Aug, 7:30pm; Sat 13 & 20 Aug, 2:00pm & 7:30pm; Sun 14 Aug 1:30pm; Wed 17 Aug 7:30pm; & Thurs 18 Aug 11:00am & 7:30pm.
Riverside Members from $79 | Non-Members
Play
Ruins  Ruins
25 Sep 2025 to 10 Oct 2025 Session Times
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm | Tuesdays at 6:30pm, Saturday 18th 2pm & 7:30pm
TICKETS $41 - $59
Play