"There was only marnie and my father able to do the job. Just about everybody else had joined up. Marnie was too old and my dad too young. Anyway, who would want to take a barge with a hundred tons of explosives a hundred and sixty eight miles in less than a week? With just one horse to pull it?" In the grounds of a large house on the edge of town, Geoff tells his tale to Steve, Mick and Joya ~ the epic tale of his grandfather's journey, right across the country from Hull to Liverpool, as the bombs rain down and the fleet prepares to sail. Richard Cameron's play explores the hopes and fears of a disparate group in a troubled community. Can the past show a better way to the future?| 6 Nov 08 to 22 Nov 08 | Theatre Royal Plymouth Plymouth, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive |
