My Boy Jack by David Haig at Barons Court 2 Feb
CP Theatre presents My Boy Jack, by David Haig, at the Barons Court Theatre, a fringe venue in west London, from 2 to 6 Feb 2010.
Directed by Simon Nader, cast includes David Clifton, Elizabeth Jee, Govind Hodgson, Ruth Minkley, Paul O'Neill, Saskia Solomons, Hannah Anderson, Will Peverett, Mark Lewis, Andy Hamilton
The year is 1913 and war with Germany is imminent. Rudyard Kipling's determination to send his myopic son to war triggers a bitter family conflict which leaves him devastated by the clash between his own greatest passions: his love for his children and his devotion to King and Country.
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