First Light review – questions of courage and cowardice in tale of a war deserter

Edit The Guardian 16 Jun 2016
4 / 5 stars. Minerva, Chichester. Mark Hayhurst’s play about a court-martialled first world war soldier is sharply intelligent and emotionally jolting. The canon of first world war drama is already vast ... Pte Bert Ingham, who lies in plot B12 at Bailleulmont, was executed in 1916 after deserting the “Manchester Pals” with his friend Alfie Longshaw, who is buried alongside ... Twitter ... Twitter. ....
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