Charlie Ward

About

C Ward. 1914. In a makeshift hospital, behind the front line, the war's first casualties are treated. To boost morale, medical staff arrange for a Chaplin film to be shown for the bed ridden, the ward's ceiling serving as the silver screen.

For one soldier, the flickering images, whirring projector and Chaplin's perfect comic timing trigger complex emotions and memories, Cast from the trenches to childhood, from trauma to dreams, the hospital film show sets him on a journey into a personal no man's land.

Charlie Ward is an intimate, immersive sound installation for an audience of 10 per performance that lasts about 15 minutes. When the first trench lines were drawn, soldiers held up cardboard cut-outs of Charlie Chaplin’s tramp in the hope that the enemy would die laughing. But as the carnage of war set in, Chaplin’s image was put to a different use...

Using their distinctive style – a total darkness, minimal lighting and immersive sound design – Sound & Fury conjure up the extraordinary experience of being a patient on Charlie Ward.

Please note that this performance involves total darkness and loud, sudden noises.