(Michael Billington’s article appeared in the Guardian, 5/28.)
It is 10 years since the playwright John McGrath died; 46 since this play was last seen in London. Both the man and his work are honoured in this superb revival by Robert Hastie of a piece that, like Arnold Wesker's Chips with Everything, uses National Service to expose the futility of our so-called military preparedness.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2012/may/28/events-while-guarding-bofors-gun-review