This is the poster for the production:
We wanted to see this play for a few reasons: one being the fact that Matthew Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter movies, and Arthur Darvill, who played Rory in the BBC show Doctor Who, were starring, another being that the reviews we'd heard had nothing but good things to say.
After seeing this play, I feel like I know more about the hardship soldiers go through recuperating from severe wounds, from having to amputate a finger, to recovering from a shot to the head and severe brain damage. It would have me holding my sides laughing at one moment, then one line would instantly change the mood from playful to heartbreaking. Seeing those men trying to cope with the fact that they might not be able to go back into the army, their only means of supporting themselves, and going through the pressure of keeping it together through depression and doubt really made a lasting effect on me. Once you see something like this, your view on war is completely changed. The ending almost had me in tears, I was so invested in these characters. The actors did a brilliant job, and Jonathan Lewis, the playwright, created a truly remarkable work.
Here's a trailer for the play, with reactions from the audience:
Matthew Lewis:
Rachel Talaber