READING’S oldest producing theatre is kicking off its summer season with Silence of the Sea, by Jean Bruller.
The play follows a family in occupied France during the early 1940s as they are forced to take in a German officer.
They stage their own resistance by refusing to communicate with the officer, but it soon becomes clear that he is former composer, deluded by Nazi propaganda.
Silence of the Sea itself was published secretly in Paris while under German occupation, with Bruller assuming a nom de plume, and the work became a symbol of resistance during the Second World War.
It was later adapted for theatre by Peter Cheeseman, who worked with Bruller, and the production is directed by Dorothy Gilbert.
The Silence of the Sea is showing at Progress Theatre, The Mount, from Monday-Saturday, June 19-24.
Progress features a number of accessible show dates, including socially distanced performances.
Relaxed performances are adapted to make provisions for families with young children and people with physical or special needs.
Accessibility information and tickets are available via: progresstheatre.co.uk/2023-silence-sea
