Private Peaceful is anything but
Horrors of war pack a punch in this Morpurgo adaptation
Plays and books aimed at younger or older children always present a challenge; level of maturity vary as do the lasting effects of a particularly good piece of theatre.
This is certainly the case with Michael “War Horse” Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful; there were plenty of under-10s in the audience but I wouldn’t have been comfortable with my nine-year-old witnessing this compelling and devastating story of young men in the trenches of World War One.
See here for my review in The Stage. Reproduced with permission.
https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/private-peaceful-review-nottingham-playhouse-michael-morpurgo
Also playing:
- Chichester Festival Theatre March 1-5
- Churchhill Theatre, Bromley, March 8-12
- Cambridge Arts Theatre March 14-19
- Oxford Playhouse March 23-26
- Beck Theatre, Hayes March 29- April 2
- Hull Truck Theatre April 5-9
- Theatre Royal, Bath April 12-16
- Birmingham Rep April 19-23
- Salisbury Playhouse April 25-30
- Grand Theatre, Blackpool May 2-7
- Malvern Theatre May 10-14
- Belgrade Theatre, Coventry May 17-21
- Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford, May 23-28
- Wycombe Swna, May 31- June 4
- Lyceum Theatre, Crewe, June 7-11
- Theatre Royal, Norwich, June 14-18
- Richmond Theatre June 20-25
- Palace Theatre, Southend, June 28- July 2
- Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham July 5-9.