| Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig was one of the most venerated and honoured men in Britain at the end of the First World War. He had commanded the British forces in France and Flanders for three bloody years and it was his men who did much to defeat the German Army on the Western Front.
After the war, he devoted much time and effort to campaigning for the rights of the war wounded and ex-soldiers generally, being instrumental in founding the British Legion. His determination brought him into conflict with the politicians. After his death, there were some who were very ready to traduce his reputation and achievments.
This play, a one-man show written for the actor Nick Lucas, is in two acts which show Haig at the end of the war and during the last evening of his life.
The play has been performed throughout Britain and, during 2002, is sponsored at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by the Demarco European Arts Foundation. It has attracted much favourable comment - a 'stunning and magnificent portrayal of an honourable man' was one reviewer's opinion. |
