Bristol venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) VicOwen Sheers interviewed soldiers recently wounded in Afghanistan for his harrowing tale of young lives shattered by warPink mist is the spray of blood that hangs in the air when a soldier is blown up. It is the moment when vitality turns to vapour.
Owen Sheers’s drama,lightly rhymed and richly phrased, captures that moment and its consequences. Indelibly. Based on interviews with recently wounded men and their families, originally written for radio,it follows three Bristol youths, venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) schoolfellows, or who join the army more or less on impulse and find themselves sent to Afghanistan,leaving their families for other allegiances. “Who wants to play war?”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com