A moving and darkly comic story of an Afghanistan veteran's search for redemption, and a fascinating insight into the plight of ex-servicemen in modern Britain.

Ex-squaddie Ray – mentally scarred from his time in Afghanistan – returns home to Doncaster to attempt to see his kids and reconcile with his ex-wife, Carla – mentally scarred from her marriage to Ray. A pub lock-in provides the setting for the humorous, heart-wrenching action that follows.

Glory Dazed won the BBC's Alfred Bradley Bursary Prize 2011. It was developed in collaboration with ex-soldiers serving prison sentences at HMP & YOI Doncaster by Second Shot Productions, a social enterprise that exists to give serving prisoners and ex-offenders opportunities within creative industries.

'devastating… a deeply intense hour' – Time Out

'a piercing drama… captivating' – Whatsonstage.com

'frighteningly real and relevant… remarkable theatre' – British Theatre Guide

Cat Jones

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