by Michael Tildesley & Rebecca Tildesley

Synopsis

In the aftermath of the First World War, Sergeant Peter White arrives at a recuperation ward in a military hospital in England. He has recently returned from the front line, suffering from no visible wound but a constant shaking in his leg that he is unable to control. In the hospital he meets Edward, a former corporal who has received a life changing wound at the front, and Giles, a young private suffering from shell shock who believes that he is still trapped in no man’s land. 

The ward is run by an uncompromising matron who shows little compassion for men such as Peter and Giles who have no apparent physical injuries and staffed by the caring but practical Sister Hardwick, and Sister Cross, a young and emotional nurse who is still traumatised by her work in the front line. 

Duration

Characters

(3m, 3f)

• Matron
• Sister Hardwick
• Corporal Edward Roberts
• Sister Cross
• Private Giles Buckby
• Sergeant Peter White