30 June 2016 | 8pm – midnight

On the eve of the centenary of the Battle of the Somme enjoy a FREE programme of film screenings, live music, immersive theatre and poetry, exploring the themes of LOVE, FEAR, HOPE and COURAGE.

DISCOVER live performances throughout the museum, revealing personal stories and rarely uncovered items from IWM’s collections.

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“ Tomorrow we go to the attack in the greatest battle the British Army has ever fought…”

2nd Lieutenant Eric R. Heaton, 30 June 1916

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BOOK SIGNINGS

8PM Anthony Richards (Level 1)

The Somme: A Visual History

Penny Starns (Level 0)

Sisters of the Somme:True Stories

from a First World War Field Hospital

8:15PM tWWItter

8:30PM LOVE The Battle of the Somme:

Audience experience and propaganda8:45PM

Raising Lazarus

9PM Dr BlightyJon Cooksey

The Lost Olympian of the Somme

9:15PM The Battle of the Somme:

War correspondence and cinematography9:30PM FEAR

9:45PM

Josh Levine Forgotten Voices

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10PM

The Battle of the Somme

10:15PMHOPE

10:30PM

10:45PM

Magic Lantern

TalesTaylor Downing

Breakdown: The Crisis of Shell

Shock on the Somme

11PM Dr Blighty

11:15PM tWWItter

11:30PM COURAGE

11:45PM Finale

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PLEASE NOTE: Galleries on Levels 4 - 5 will be closed for tonight’s event.

LOVE, FEAR, HOPE

and COURAGE8:30PM – 12AM

Immerse yourself in readings and LIVE MUSIC from the First World War based on the emotions of LOVE, FEAR, HOPE and COURAGE experienced on the night before the Somme.

Encounter six new dramatic PERFORMANCES, brought to life by Past Pleasures, in the Atrium and First World War Galleries.

HOPE 10:15PM – 10:35PM

SING Keep the Home-fires Burning by Ivor Novello with our community choirs:

Keep the home-fires burningWhile your hearts are yearningThough your lads are far away, they dream of homeThere’s a silver lining,Through the dark cloud shining,Turn the dark cloud inside out, ’til the boys come home.

DR BLIGHTY 9PM and 11PM

Watch Nutkhut’s Dr Blighty, a performance based on an unexpected episode when Brighton’s Royal Pavilion became a hospital for wounded Indian soldiers.

FINALE 11:45PM

Reflect as STEPHANIE CHILDRESS, award-winning BBC Young Musician of the Year finalist, plays Après un rêve op.7 by Gabriel Fauré.

Stephanie plays on the WESTERN FRONT VIOLIN, given to IWM by its maker Kevin Popplewell, made from trees that grew along the Somme battlefront.

Music arranged and conducted by Andrea Brown and performed by TIPPETT VOICES. With community choirs: Achord Chamber Choir; IWM Choir; Koruso; singers from Morley College; South Bermondsey Singers; and Waterloo Oasis Singers. Further details of tonight’s music available from the Information Desk.

20 million people watched The Battle of the Somme in 1916, hoping to see a loved one on film. The War Office hoped they would leave the cinema believing the battle was a success.

What impact did the film have on audiences in 1916? What impact does it have now? How does the film try to control our response? Can we trust its depiction of the Battle of the Somme?

AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE AND PROPAGANDA

8:30PM – 9PM

WAR REPORTING AND CINEMATOGRAPHY

9:15PM – 9:45PM

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

10PM –11:15PM FILM

IWM’s cinema is dedicated to the pioneering and powerful DOCUMENTARY FILM, The Battle of the Somme.

Hear from our panel of experts and commentators, chaired by BBC war correspondent KATE ADIE, as they take you behind the scenes of this ground-breaking film. Members of the panel include Alison Baskerville (Documentary and Conflict Photographer), Dr Helen McCartney (Historian and co-author of The Somme), and Dr Toby Haggith (IWM Film Curator).

Watch the iconic film in full, and the award winning short film, tWWItter – David Tindal’s Story.

TWWITTER – DAVID TINDAL’S STORY

8.20PM and 11:20PM

WAR REPORTING AND CINEMATOGRAPHY

9:15PM – 9:45PM

The Battle of the Somme brought the realities of war to cinema for the first time, and transformed the reporting of war.

What was the experience of filming The Battle of the Somme? Why did the cameramen use recreations – and what are the consequences? Is The Battle of the Somme a documentary or a drama?

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

10PM –11:15PM FILM

Watch The Battle of the Somme, the ground-breaking documentary film shot and screened in 1916, and inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.

The film features the beautiful musical score commissioned by IWM for the 90th anniversary of The Battle of the Somme, composed by Laura Rossi and performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra.

Watch tWWItter – David Tindal’s Story, by Mark Gorton, double award winner at IWM’s 2014 Short Film Festival.

How might the Battle of Somme have been remembered if the men and women who fought and endured it had 21st century technology?

TWWITTER – DAVID TINDAL’S STORY

8.20PM and 11:20PM

RAISING LAZARUS

8:45PM – 10PM

Charts the true story of Kat’s relative, Private Francois Lazarus from Grenada, who joined the British West Indies Regiment in 1915 to fight for Britain in the First World War. Kat Francois weaves a story of her discovery of her connection to a part of British history that she had previously not thought relevant, and how thousands of black soldiers volunteered for King & Country.

MAGIC LANTERN

TALES 10:45PM – 11:30PM

Using a magic lantern projector, poet & broadcaster Ian McMillan and documentary photographer Ian Beesley tell a story of the First World War from the point of view of men who survived it and of women who worked in the factories that oiled the wheels of war. The show reminds us that war is made by people who each have their own narrative of what happened in the First World War.

PLEASE NOTE:

– Due to limited capacity, all performances are ticketed.

– Tickets are free, and are available from the Information Desk (Level 0).

– You must be seated 5 minutes before the performance, at which point seats will be released to visitors waiting on stand by.

– Visitors can attend one Pop Up Theatre performance only.

FIRST WORLD WAR GALLERIES

REAL TO REEL: A CENTURY OF WAR

MOVIESIWM CONTEMPORARY:

EDWARD BARBER8PM – 11:30PM

Explore the First World War Galleries as they come to life with IMMERSIVE PERFORMANCES based on the stories of men and women who were there on the night before the Somme.

For one night only gain EXCLUSIVE FREE ACCESS to IWM’s new major exhibition Real to Reel: A Century of War Movies.*

Visit IWM’s latest art exhibition IWM Contemporary: Edward Barber and enjoy performances from COMMUNITY CHOIRS as you view Visions of War Above and Below.

PLEASE NOTE: In order to control visitor flow and gallery capacity, there will be a timed entry ticket system for Real to Reel: A Century of War Movies. Tickets are free, and are available from staff on arrival.

FOOD & BARS SHOPPING

8PM – 11:30PM

Grab a DRINK at the bars in the Atrium, Pop Up Theatre (before and after performances only) and Cinema.

‘Gunfire’ rum tea, which was enjoyed by soldiers at the front during the First World War, is available at our main bar in the Atrium, and can be purchased in one of our exclusive ‘GUNFIRE TEA’ tin mugs.

Visit the CAFÉ, run by Peyton and Byrne, serving a delicious range of fresh and seasonal food.

IWM London’s SHOPS are open all evening, offering an EXCLUSIVE 10% DISCOUNT across all ranges, and an incredible 50% DISCOUNT on everything in IWM’s exclusive PATTERNITY First World War ‘Dazzle’ range.

BOOK SIGNINGS

8PM – 11:30PM

Meet the authors of some of the latest books on the Battle of the Somme at BOOK SIGNINGS.

8PM Anthony Richards The Somme: A Visual History

Penny Starns Sisters of the Somme: True Stories from a First World War Field Hospital

9PM Jon Cooksey The Lost Olympian of the Somme

9:45PM Josh Levine Forgotten Voices of the Somme

10:45PM Taylor Downing Breakdown: The Crisis of Shell Shock on the Somme