To the majority of the British population war is a distant and irrelevant thing, and although horrifying to the imagination still not real or relevant to our present lives. Jonathan Lichtenstein challenges this, telling a story of the effects of war through the eyes of a family in a small Welsh community, as Dai the eldest son enlists for Iraq .

Having already had to endure the loss of her husband, to add to her troubles Vi's business is run almost into the ground due to an outbreak of foot and mouth, added to this her sons recent enlistment, she feels her family and way of life is all but destroyed. Bethan, engaged to be married to Dai, waits for him in earnest, while Rhys cannot control his feelings for his brother's fiancée.

With a very cunning set that serves both as a hill top and a household, we are transported from one location to another with ease. In this era people do not come back from war to a hero's welcome and the pressures on family, as they see the constant abuse and cries against an unjust war are just as traumatic as the events for the soldiers in the front lines.

Director Gregory Thompson has pulled together an excellent cast for this very traumatic and emotional play. Although the subject matter was at times so intense that it became hard to follow, overall this was an excellent production. Allowing us to face a topic which we have almost become desensitised towards due to the mass coverage in today's media.