SETTLE Amateur Operatic Society (SAOS) is holding auditions for a theatre production it will stage later this year.

Oh! What a Lovely War will be performed at Settle Victoria Hall in November.

Producer Pat Harding said; “I am really excited about this show, Oh! What A Lovely War.

“It’s a powerful funny, poignant and loving tribute to those who served and died in The Great War which ended exactly one hundred years ago this year.

“It summarises and comments on the events of the First World War using popular songs of the time.”

The show uses allegorical settings such as Brighton’s West Pier rather than realistic scenes of battle.

The diplomatic manoeuvrings and events involving those in authority are set in a fantasy location inside the pierhead pavilion, far from the trenches.

In the opening scene, various foreign ministers, generals and Heads of State walk over a huge map of Europe, reciting actual words spoken by these figures at the time.

The show tells the story of the war exposing the hypocrisy and bad planning that blighted the lives of millions.

If anyone would like to join in there will be a workshop from 2pm to 5pm this Sunday at the Catholic Church Hall on Kirkgate, Settle.

Auditions for the show will be from 2pm to 5pm on Sunday, July 1, in The Old Courthouse on Station Road.