Armstrong's War
by Colleen Murphy
by Colleen Murphy
Armstrong's War is a poignant story about the unexpected bond that forms between a wounded Canadian soldier and a spirited twelve-year-old girl guide as she volunteers to read for him during his hospital recovery.
About The Play
About The Play
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A fully staged workshop production (prior to its official World Premiere in October 2013 at the renowned Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver, B.C., Canada)
Written by multi-award-winning former Canadian Playwright in Residence at the Finborough Theatre, Colleen Murphy, Armstrong’s War is the tale of a twenty one year-old Canadian soldier who has been wounded in Afghanistan. As the young soldier recovers in hospital, feisty Halley Armstrong – a twelve year-old girl guide eager to earn every possible badge – announces that she has volunteered to read for him.
Despite initial misgivings, a relationship develops between this most unlikely of couples who find that they have something in common beyond storytelling…
‘Window watch’ Image by ‘The U.S. Army’ (www.tinyurl.com/c9t7wrb)