Meet Tommy Atkins – Indoor Theatre
Within days of Remembrance Day, see a touching theatrical production that brings a war hero’s story to life.
On August 4th 1914, with the declaration of war between Britain and Germany, reservist Tommy Atkins is immediately called up to serve his country. Within weeks he sees his first action in the fields of France and subsequently experiences the full scale of life in the Western Front trenches of the First World War – the horror, the pain, the misery, the boredom and even the moments of joy.
Writer Peter Gill performs his own work, judged to be ‘Compelling, moving, insightful and believable’ by Stage Talk Magazine.
About the play
“I wrote this play in 2014 to help commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of The First World War. The story is very close to my heart as I have a great interest in the war and also the social history of Britain that was directly affected by it.” – Peter Gill
‘Meet Tommy Atkins’ takes the audience not just through Tommy’s war, but also his life back home in Britain post war. We learn of his experiences in the trenches – fighting on the Somme, at Passchendaele and Loos; and also of the boredom, the loss and indeed the comradeship. Returning to Britain, Tommy shows us how a generation of returning men were maltreated but how ultimately it was his generation that forced through the foundations of the Welfare State.
From the beginning of the Great War to the end of the Second, Private Tommy Atkins was there. This is his story.
Tickets (save by booking in advance)
Adult: £15 (£17 on the door)
Concession (under 16, over 60 and NUS): £10 (£12 on the door)
£1.50 booking fee per transaction.
Running time: approximately 1 hour 55 minutes, including a 20-minute interval.
Doors open at 6pm, when pre-theatre drinks and snacks will be available to purchase from the bar.
Doors to the performance in the Great Hall open at 6.45pm.
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Within days of Remembrance Day, see a touching theatrical production that brings a war hero’s story to life.
On August 4th 1914, with the declaration of war between Britain and Germany, reservist Tommy Atkins is immediately called up to serve his country. Within weeks he sees his first action in the fields of France and subsequently experiences the full scale of life in the Western Front trenches of the First World War – the horror, the pain, the misery, the boredom and even the moments of joy.
Writer Peter Gill performs his own work, judged to be ‘Compelling, moving, insightful and believable’ by Stage Talk Magazine.
About the play
“I wrote this play in 2014 to help commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of The First World War. The story is very close to my heart as I have a great interest in the war and also the social history of Britain that was directly affected by it.” – Peter Gill
‘Meet Tommy Atkins’ takes the audience not just through Tommy’s war, but also his life back home in Britain post war. We learn of his experiences in the trenches – fighting on the Somme, at Passchendaele and Loos; and also of the boredom, the loss and indeed the comradeship. Returning to Britain, Tommy shows us how a generation of returning men were maltreated but how ultimately it was his generation that forced through the foundations of the Welfare State.
From the beginning of the Great War to the end of the Second, Private Tommy Atkins was there. This is his story.
Tickets (save by booking in advance)
Adult: £15 (£17 on the door)
Concession (under 16, over 60 and NUS): £10 (£12 on the door)
£1.50 booking fee per transaction.
Running time: approximately 1 hour 55 minutes, including a 20-minute interval.
Doors open at 6pm, when pre-theatre drinks and snacks will be available to purchase from the bar.
Doors to the performance in the Great Hall open at 6.45pm.
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