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Days of Significance
Days of Significance

Days of Significance

Running time: 60 mins

Days of Significance by Roy Williams

Set in the immediate aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Days of Significance is a explosive, razor-sharp exploration of modern British youth culture, violence, and the human cost of conflict.

Commissioned as a response to Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, the play shifts between the booze-soaked streets of a midlands town and the brutal reality of the battlefield in Basra. When a group of young soldiers spend their final night out in England indulging in binge-drinking and chaotic hookups, their unchecked aggression sets off a chain reaction that follows them straight into war. Fast-paced, provocative, and fiercely poignant, Roy Williams’ powerful drama confronts toxic masculinity, institutional failure, and the search for morality when the rules of society fall away.

Age 14+ Strong language and adult themes
Tickets £10

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