How I Got That Story

★★★★ Four Stars, What’s On In London

An earnest young journalist attempts to make sense of the insanity of a Vietnam-like country in this dark comedy of casual horror, lost identity and America at war with a country it doesn’t understand.

The protean figures of The Historical Event creates the world through which he journeys – populated by cynical newsmen and self immolating monks, feminist dictators, battle damaged G.I’s, mutilated war photographers and profanity ridden motivational speakers in a play which fuses Stones In His Pockets with Full Metal Jacket to create a vital, comic, challenging and startlingly relevant piece of theatre.

The cast includes Richard Costello whose credits include Island (Trestle Theatre Company) and Ridley Scott’s Gladiator; Gerard Monaco, who graduated from RADA in 2002, who appears in the new Mike Leigh film and whose TV credits include As If, The Great Dome Robbery, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries II and Into the Blue; and Kate Sissons who won great acclaim for taking over the lead role at short notice in the Time Out/ Financial Times Critics’ Choice production of Tennessee Williams’ Something Cloudy, Something Clear” at the Finborough Theatre. – “Kate Sissons, a gallant last-minute replacement as Clare, seemed to take the role effortlessly, as if by destiny.” Alastair Macaulay, Financial Times. Kate Sissons’ Clare …heartbreaking.” Carole Woddis, Evening Standard.

Directed by recent RADA graduate Lewis Davies, How I Got That Story is the debut production of a new theatre ensemble – Whore’s Oath Theatre Company.