Guernica

From the research for ‘Just War’ there was a realisation that bombing of non-combatant populations had become a deliberate strategy of war. It was decided to create a more developed piece about the bombing of civilian populations. Guernica was created through improvisation from transcripts of oral history, diaries, military records, and newspaper reports.

It told the true story of what happened when Franco’s fascists, with the aid of the German Condor Legion, bombed the ancient Spanish town of Guernica. Third Theatre attempted to present not just a recreated history, but a discussion about the impact of the violent clash of ideologies on ordinary everyday lives.

This production had no set or props each actor wearing the same generic costume of loose white shirt black leggings and putties. Having done the research, the actors all played actual people, created from their own words and contemporary writings.