Historical information
A play about front-line warfare on the Western Front written by a soldier who served in the front line in France for over a year. Sherriff became an insurance agent who wrote plays to raise money for his rowing club. He wrote a novel and the he turned to the new art form, the talking film, becoming Hollywood's highest-paid script-writer. His credits include screenplays for:
The Invisible Man; Lady Hamilton; Goodbye Mr Chips; The Dam Busters; Odd Man Out; Quartet and Mrs Miniver.
The play was directed by Mick Rodger; The Director of the MTC was John Sumner with Assistant Director Ray Lawler.
Physical description
Paper program; coloured cover; 16 p. includes articles about the play and the actors.
