Missing in Action
From: Tuesday, 9th October 2012
To: Thursday, 11 October 2012
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Synopsis
This is the story of a family... A family who lost a son in the war... Not that he was killed or wounded...But he's missing... Based on the testimony of retired and serving Service personnel and their families, Missing in Action looks back at the First World War and forward to an uncertain future to explore the often overlooked phenomenon of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and how it impacts on the lives of all those affected by it.
Our Review:
Anne Morley-Priestman - 11 October 2012
Regrettably, we have become used to the newscasts of the bodies of servicemen killed in Afghanistan being repatriated through Wooton Bassett. Perhaps we think momentarily about the traumatic effect these deaths have on their families and their comrades. Most of us then go onto the next crisis being unveiled on television or in our own homes and give these matters little more thought.
Brendan Murray's new play Missing in Action forces us to think again, and more deeply. The story of two young tearabouts who join up, are posted to Helmand Province and the aftermath of that is puncuated by war poems by Kipling, Housman and Wilfred Owen among others. This threnody comes from a shambling homeless hard-drinking figure who once was the young Darren (usually known as Spider).
Darren's friend Chris has been killed on active service. It is not just his mate who has to come to terms with this death and Darren's reaction; Chris' mother, Darren's wife and baby daughter are ...
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Brendan Murray (Author)
Proteus Theatre Company (Company)
Mary Swan (Director)
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