Cornucopia Radio Podcast 26: Fractured Lives

Published: March 1, 2011, 7:18 p.m.

b'\\u2018Fractured Lives\\u2019 explores how the First World War literally fractured lives. The war\\u2019s many casualties were not just amongst the dead. There were the men maimed and disabled with scars that would blight the rest of their lives. The play also has resonance for the present day, as wars and international conflicts continue to fracture lives, leaving scars and injuries that can last a lifetime. Today men still return from war\\u2019s \\u2018theatre\\u2019 to play out new roles that they have not chosen.'