Bøger af Peter Whelan

The Accrington Pals is a poignant and harrowing play set in the early years of the First World War, as the country's jingoistic optimism starts to wane and the true terror of warfare gradually becomes clear. The play looks at both the terrifying experiences of the men at the front and the women who were left behind to face social changes, deprivation and the lies of propaganda. While often comic vignettes portray the everyday life of a town denuded of men, the men face the terror that is the Battle of the Somme.This compassionate play portrays the devastating effects of war on a typical Lancashire mill town and the suffering of everyday people.This Modern Classic edition includes a new preface by the author, plus a full introduction exploring the themes, social/historical context and characters. The edition also includes a chronology and classroom activities.

A Modern Classic edition of this First World War play with supporting notes for students including a full introduction exploring the work's themes, context and history, classroom activities and a chronology.

The supply services of the BEF of 1939 were wholly unprepared for modern warfare and paid the price by their defeat, mitigated only by the bloody-mindedness of the men.

In Denmark more than a 100 years ago, a soldier returns from the war. A witch sends him to an oak tree, where he finds treasure guarded by three dogs. When he loses his new wealth he remembers that the witch sent him to retrieve a tinder box with powers to conjure up the magical dogs.

A collection of history plays by Peter Whelan, one of Britain's most interesting contemporary playwrights. The plays are "The Herbal Bed", "The School of the Night" and "The Accrington Pals".

So you've got Col; he's a bit of a live wire, you never know what you'll get with him. Then there are Jake and Ethel, and maybe they should have just stayed clear in the first place, although you could argue they did it to themselves - you keep the company of thieves, you can't expect to be civilised. And Glory and Harvey were just unlucky - you know, wrong place, wrong time... But this is Harvey, prone to temptation, and Glory isn't exactly blessed.But it's Ric you really feel for, he's the one with responsibilities. Young copper, new to the job, and usually it's such a nice, quiet, civilised sort of place, then boom! Left all alone under slightly suspicious circumstances, it's just his luck to be the one in charge. As soon as the Sarge goes off sick, the town turns into some sort of living nightmare and Ric needs help. Enter George, who may or may not be what he seems, and Gavin, who isn't even a cop and just wants to help his girlfriend get her dog back. From the sublime to the ridiculous, via the downright terrifying, when it happens in Brooksfield, it all happens. And all on Ric's shift.

Set amongst the ruins of post-war Berlin, this play follows a young soldier, sent for a weekend to guard a deserted British army office. In the corrosive atmosphere of Cold War power struggles, he finds his conscience is on trial.

A major new play, with its world premiere at London's Almeida Theatre