Oh What a Lovely War

A Musical Entertainment

Score

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Original score

Added to 1969 film version

Listed as a separate number in some productions and on some recordings

Studio Cast Recordings

No studio cast recordings listed.

Demos & Pre-Production Recordings

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Source

Based on a treatment by Ted Allan which was based on The Donkeys by Alan Clark, with some scenes adapted from The Good Soldier Švejk by Czech humorist Jaroslav Hašek

Synopsis

The horrors of World War I are depicted through period songs and words borrowed from official records, war memoirs, and personal recollections.

Trivia & History

Almost everything in the show was actually written or spoken between 1914 and 1918.

Other Titles

  • Oh! What a Lovely War (Film title)
  • Oh, What a Lovely War (Title on first issue of original London cast recording)

Audio Clips

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