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Private Peaceful (One actor version)

Michael Morpurgo's moving story of a young soldier, killed by firing squad in the First World War.

This adaptation is for one actor - a version for ensemble casts is also available.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama
  • 75 minutes

  • Time Period: 1910s / WWI
"I've had nearly eighteen years of yesterdays and tomorrows, and tonight I must remember as many of them as I can. Tonight, more than any other night of my life, I want to feel alive!"

Private Peaceful relives the life of Private Tommo Peaceful, a young First World War soldier awaiting the firing squad at dawn. During the night, he looks back at his short but joyful past growing up in rural Devon: his exciting days at school; the accident in the forest that killed his father; his adventures with Molly, the love of his life; and the battles and injustices of war that brought him to the front line.
REVIEWS:

"The horrors of war and the joyfulness of life are bound up together in this magnificent one-man show."

The Scotsman

"An infinitely touching, intensely acted account of a young First World War Soldier's final day."

Sunday Express

"As moving as the poetry of Wilfred Owen and as painfully memorable as white-hot shrapnel."

The Sunday Herald

"Morpurgo's magic, a masterly adaptation by Simon Reade... This is one hour of your own life you will never forget."

Daily Mail

Characters

  • Casting: 1M
  • Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)

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"I've had nearly eighteen years of yesterdays and tomorrows, and tonight I must remember as many of them as I can. Tonight, more than any other night of my life, I want to feel alive!"

Private Peaceful relives the life of Private Tommo Peaceful, a young First World War soldier awaiting the firing squad at dawn. During the night, he looks back at his short but joyful past growing up in rural Devon: his exciting days at school; the accident in the forest that killed his father; his adventures with Molly, the love of his life; and the battles and injustices of war that brought him to the front line.

$24.95

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