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Robert Gore-Langton has been a journalist for 30 years. He is the former editor of Plays and Players magazine and has worked as a critic for the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Express and freelanced for a wide range of publications.
The research is comprehensive and detailed, to the extent that this publication might appeal as much to those interested in the Great War as Sherriff's depiction of it. For theatre lovers, the story of how an unknown playwright managed first to get an initial production and then transform one of several plays in an almost identical genre that appeared practically at the same time into the most popular straight play of its era will fascinate. - British Theatre Guide Thoughtful and perceptive... This is a book for anyone interested in the First World War narrative and, as the centenary of the war's outbreak approaches in 2014, for students of theatre history and practitioners wanting to know more about interpretation. The book is also a good read. - The Stage The research is comprehensive and detailed, to the extent that this publication might appeal as much to those interested in the Great War as Sherriff's depiction of it. For theatre lovers, the story of how an unknown playwright managed first to get an initial production and then transform one of several plays in an almost identical genre that appeared practically at the same time into the most popular straight play of its era will fascinate. - British Theatre Guide Thoughtful and perceptive... This is a book for anyone interested in the First World War narrative and, as the centenary of the war's outbreak approaches in 2014, for students of theatre history and practitioners wanting to know more about interpretation. The book is also a good read. - The Stage
