AUDIENCES will be transported to 1415 at the opening night of a new play produced as part of The Berry Theatre’s Road to Agincourt project tonight.

The Road to Glory tells the story of a group of young villagers, some of them barely out of childhood, who enlist in King Henry V’s army and set sail from Southampton to claim the throne of France for England.

Each has a different reason for going and their expectations vary, but none has any experience of fighting in a war. The play follows them on their journey through France until finally they come face to face with the mightiest army in Europe. What happens will change their lives forever.

The Road to Glory is a new play by Neil Duffield and cast is made up of local young actors from across Hampshire.

It combines both fact and fantasy in a fast-paced, physical production that’s takes us from rural England to the bloodshed of the battle of Agincourt itself.

The Road to Glory runs tonight and tomorrow night. This evening will begin with a welcome leading into an extra-special conversation with Professor Anne Curry, the world's leading expert on Agincourt. Professor Curry will be in discussion with Dr Cheryl Butler on the battle and its place in our history.

And tomorrow night, playwright Neil Duffield will discuss his career and the process of writing Road to Glory with its Director Daniel Hill. This will also be an opportunity to ask questions in an open discussion with the writer himself. Neil Duffield has written more than fifty plays and adaptations, which have been staged extensively throughout Britain and abroad.

To book, call 023 8065 2333 or visit theberrytheatre.co.uk.