Stories and songs in extract from Battery’s first planned production of ‘Homecoming’ which draws inspiration from the Dunbar Battery’s history as a World War 1 hospital and its location close to the former Dunbar Barracks through which thousands of men passed on their way to the Front.
The script is currently in production, but initial research by the company has highlighted the story of the Reverend James Kirk, the chaplain of Dunbar Parish Church who was the first chaplain to sign up in WW1. He served three tours of duty during which he wrote letters home to be read to his congregation.
Rev Kirk was killed in April 1918 and never made it home to Dunbar however his memorial stone sits in Dunbar Parish Church, yet his contribution to the town and his story is little known today.
The aim of the production is to use the story of Rev Kirk to explore the impact of the war on the people of Dunbar and beyond, not just on those who fought and returned but also on the families they left behind.
Saturday 21st July (7-8pm)
Sunday 22nd July (3-4pm)