Glory Dazed (NHB Modern Plays)
Fiction & Literature, Drama, British & Irish, Nonfiction, Entertainment
| Author: | Cat Jones | ISBN: | 9781780017785 |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books | Publication: | May 26, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Nick Hern Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Cat Jones |
| ISBN: | 9781780017785 |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Publication: | May 26, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Nick Hern Books |
| Language: | English |
A moving and darkly comic story of an Afghanistan veteran's search for redemption, and a fascinating insight into the plight of ex-servicemen in modern Britain.
Ex-squaddie Ray - mentally scarred from his time in Afghanistan - returns home to Doncaster to attempt to see his kids and reconcile with his ex-wife, Carla - mentally scarred from her marriage to Ray. A pub lock-in provides the setting for the humorous, heart-wrenching action that follows.
Glory Dazed won the BBC's Alfred Bradley Bursary Prize 2011. It was developed in collaboration with ex-soldiers serving prison sentences at HMP & YOI Doncaster by Second Shot Productions, a social enterprise that exists to give serving prisoners and ex-offenders opportunities within creative industries.
'devastating... a deeply intense hour' - Time Out
'a piercing drama... captivating' - Whatsonstage.com
'frighteningly real and relevant... remarkable theatre' - British Theatre Guide
A moving and darkly comic story of an Afghanistan veteran's search for redemption, and a fascinating insight into the plight of ex-servicemen in modern Britain.
Ex-squaddie Ray - mentally scarred from his time in Afghanistan - returns home to Doncaster to attempt to see his kids and reconcile with his ex-wife, Carla - mentally scarred from her marriage to Ray. A pub lock-in provides the setting for the humorous, heart-wrenching action that follows.
Glory Dazed won the BBC's Alfred Bradley Bursary Prize 2011. It was developed in collaboration with ex-soldiers serving prison sentences at HMP & YOI Doncaster by Second Shot Productions, a social enterprise that exists to give serving prisoners and ex-offenders opportunities within creative industries.
'devastating... a deeply intense hour' - Time Out
'a piercing drama... captivating' - Whatsonstage.com
'frighteningly real and relevant... remarkable theatre' - British Theatre Guide
