Details

In Howard Brenton's epic play about the First World War, Jack Twigg, 19 years old, enlists in the London Regiment and goes on a journey he never imagined - nor did the rest of the world. On his way, he meets the pioneering medic Harold Gillies, who saves his life and his sanity. But who is the mysterious 'Doctor Scroggy' who appears at night in Gillies's hospital dispensing champagne to the patients?

Cast/Performers

Will Featherston (Jack Twigg), James Garnon (Harold Gillies / Doctor Scroggy), Catherine Bailey, Sam Cox, Patrick Driver, Will Featherstone, James Garnon, Daisy Hughes, Joe Jameson, Tom Kanji, Christopher Logan, William Mannering, Holly Morgan, Rhiannon Oliver, Keith Ramsay, Paul Rider, Katy Stephens, Dickon Tyrrell

Creatives/Company

Author: Howard Brenton
Presented by: Shakespeare's Globe
Director: John Dove
Design: Michael Taylor
Music: William Lyons