Refrain

Using only the male voice and the resonance of three extraordinary sites, Refrain, conceived and composed by Verity Standen and directed by Claire Doherty, drew upon the untold stories of conscientious objectors in the First World War. Refrain was performed in Richmond Castle in North Yorkshire, the streets of St Helens, Merseyside and Newhaven Fort in East Sussex. In spring 2017, these three places of historical significance came alive with song, each with a different group of local untrained male singers. 

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