CAST REVEALED FOR BIRDSONG
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Full cast details of the **West End** adaption of **Sebastian Faulk**’s best-selling novel **Birdsong**.
One of Britains Best loved novels, [**Birdsong**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/831/Birdsong-tickets.aspx) ****will be taking to the stage in an all star cast at [**The Comedy Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/26/Comedy-Theatre.aspx) from 18th September 2010 until January 2011.
The cast includes **Ben Barnes** (Prince Caspian in the Chronicles of Narnia films), Nicholas Farrell (Chariots of Fire, Stuff Happens), **Iain Mitchell** (La Cage Aux Folles, Edmond), **Genevieve O’Reilly** (Spooks, The Weir), **Lee Ross** (Eastenders, The Catherine Tate Show) and **Zoe Waites** (Mrs Klein, The Other Boleyn Girl).
Barnes was last on stage in February 2007, starring as Dakin in the second West End season of the [**National Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/61/Royal-National-Theatre.aspx) production of Alan Bennett’s The History Boys. He will be joined by **Owain Arthur**, **Billy Carter**, **Florence Hall**, **Paul Hawkyard**, **Gregg Lowe**, **Joe Coen**, **Jack Hawkins**, **James Staddon** and **Annabel Topham**.
**Birdsong** tells the story of a man's journey through an all consuming love affair and into the horror of the First World War, it is written and adapted by **Rachel Wagstaff** and directed by **Trevor Nunn**.
[posted by Lucy on 12/08/2010 11:02]