27 September to 4 October 2003

in the Studio Theatre

Not About Heroes

by Stephen Macdonald

directed by Alex Epps

This extraordinary and powerfully moving work charts, in retrospect, the relationship between the young Wilfred Owen and his mentor, Siegfried Sassoon. Convalescing from both the physical and emotional injuries sustained whilst fighting in the First World War trenches, the two poets create a bond fostered by a shared wit and a love of words.

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