SOLDIER On is a new stage play written by Jonathan Guy Lewis, soldier turned actor turned writer and director, about what happens when a company of ex-soldiers becomes a company of actors - a theatrical band of brothers.
Although it’s not a cure-all, the bonding, the humour, the theatre of war helps to put them back together again as a company of veterans and actors rehearse a play about a company of veterans and actors.
Although worlds apart, they begin to realise there are more similarities between military life and the theatre than they bargained for, building a powerful new world of their own.
In a production combining storytelling and dance, a passionate group of individuals – many of the Army veterans – will bring to life hard-hitting, poignant and close to their own hearts experiences.
It’s their words that do the talking in what one veteran, film-maker Neil Davies, has named “the Full Military Monty”.
Shaun Johnson, Army veteran, said: “Soldier On is an excellent opportunity for the audience to spend time in our REAL world.
“This play gives us a voice to highlight physical, mental or transitional challenges often faced when leaving the military.” Soldier On is at the York Theatre Royal Studio, from Wednesday, April 4 to 7.
For more information and tickets, phone 01904 623568 or go toyorktheatreroyal.co.uk
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