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The Second MinuteNottingham PlayhouseDuring the First World War around 19,000mailbags crossed the Channel every day andthe art of letter writing enveloped the countryas people wrote messages to sons, brothers,husbands and lovers, all carefully carriedbetween English homes and the chaos andinsanity of the trenches.To mark the centenary of the First World Warand based upon the archive letter collection ofthe Sherwood Foresters regiment, this poignantand uplifting production weaves together heroic,comic, and heart-breaking tales of soldiersand families through their own words. And indoing so, explores how this most elemental andvanishing form of communication managed tohold the country together whilst a generation ofmen was being destroyed.www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.ukWed 7 May, 7.30pmThrumpton <strong>Village</strong> Hall01159 830373Thurs 8 May, 7.30pmThoresby Riding Hall Theatre01623 822009Fri 9 May, 7.30pmChilwell Arts Theatre, Chilwell School01159 252698 / 07772 053412Sat 10 May, 8.00pmSt. Mary’s Hall Radcliffe on Trent01159 118625Sun 11 May, 7.30pmHarworth & Bircotes Town Hall01302 752642Age: 11+| 30see pages 34-36 for venue and access informationwww.villageventures.org.uk
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