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Drama Canadian

You'll Get Used to It!... The War Show

A Drama with Music

by (author) Peter Colley

Publisher
Dundurn Press
Initial publish date
Jan 1981
Category
Canadian, World War II, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780889240490
    Publish Date
    Jan 1981

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Where to buy it

Out of print

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Description

You'll Get Used to It…The War Show reflects with chilling drama and earthy humour the complex experiences of war through the eyes of the soldiers themselves.

While bombs are falling and time drags on, comrades are thrown together by the horrors of the war, but they savour the rare and fleeting good moments. The sounds and music of the period provide a dramatic background linking the various episodes within the play.

About the author

Peter Colley began his theatre career with attending the University of Sheffield in England, where he acquired a firm background as actor, writer, and director. Coming to Canada as an actor with Theatre London, he was commissioned to write The Donellys, which proved to be the most successful play in the theatre's seventy-year history. It played to 99.69 percent full houses, with thousands more being turned away at the door. A 1976 revival also ran for three weeks at the National Arts Centre, to the same critical acclaim. Mr. Colley's next play You'll Get Used To It...The War Show, opened to rave reviews in London and Toronto.

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