Bruntwood prize-winning play Britannia Waves The Rules by Gareth Farr receives its world première at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre from May 27 to June 7.
It tells the story of Carl who signs up for the army, seeing a chance to escape the grim reality of life in his hometown Blackpool.
He comes home, not as a war hero, but as a changed man.
The play picked up a Judges Award in the 2011 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting. Writer Farr said: “I want to grab the audience by the scruff of the neck, drag them through the journey and have them leave feeling something strong about the world they’ve just witnessed.”