The Accrington Pals; Di and Viv and Rose; One Monkey Don't Stop No Show " review by Susannah Clapp

Royal Exchange, Manchester; Hampstead; Tricycle, LondonWith what varied meanings the word "pals" winds through Peter Whelan's 1982 play. This is a drama full of warmth between both women and men, yet full, too, of asperity and political scepticism.In the early months of the first world war Kitchener promoted the idea of "pals" battalions, realising that men were more likely to enlist if they could serve alongside wor…

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