Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme

A scene from the 1994 production of Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme by Frank McGuinness, directed by Patrick Mason. This play premiered on the Peacock stage on 18th February 1985. It went on to travel the world.

In a reflection on the power of theatre and Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Andy Pollak, former Director of The Centre for Cross Border Studies, Armagh said, “I believe that in the dark years of the 1980s during a period of deep mutual incomprehension between the nationalist South and the unionist North, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme did more to explain Northern Protestants to people in the Republic than any single political development I can think of  ”.