An adult play of childhood
Directed by Peter Beck
Seven West Country sevens-year-olds playing on a summer afternoon during the Second World War - in a wood, a field and in a barn. Fighting, fantasising and swaggering, their aggressions, hostilities and rivalries hold up a mirror to the pre-occupations and attitudes of the adult world that surrounds them.
Funny, moving, gripping, insightful, totally absorbing and ultimately tragic this powerful play is a testament to one of the country's leading and most original writers at the height of his powers.
