When author Michael Morpurgo learned about the British Army’s practice of executing its own soldiers during the First World War, it spurred him to write his 2003 award-winning novel “Private Peaceful.

The acclaimed adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's PRIVATE PEACEFUL, directed by Simon Reade, will tour this autumn, featuring a powerful one-person performance.

One Room Theatrics presents Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful, adapted for the stage by Simon Reade, and directed by Mike Mitrano. Plot: Adapted from the beloved 2003 novel by Michael Morpurgo, this ...

New performance dates will be on sale soon! “I’ve had nearly eighteen years of yesterdays and tomorrows, and tonight I must remember as many of them as I can. Tonight, more than any other night of my ...

Simon Reade has re-adapted Michael Morpurgo's First World War drama, which he originally conceived as a one man play, for the National Youth Theatre as part of their ...

Poonamallee Productions’ Private Peaceful, adapted by Simon Reade from Michael Morpurgo’s novel, is an ideal introduction to World War I for older primary school children and young teenagers. It tells ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Set in rural Devon and the battlefields of Northern France Private Peaceful tells ...

World War One, the “War to End All Wars”, has been the subject of many stage productions, as well as numerous TV and radio dramas. For me, there isn’t any subject matter which moves me quite as much.

This powerful adaptation of the popular children’s novel by Michael Morpurgo explores the courage and cowardice of soldiers of the First World War. The structure of the play is simple: over the course ...