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Touching insight into one man's fight to survive



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Published Date: 21 August 2008
By SCOTT HENDERSON
My Grandfather's Great War
Underbelly, Cowgate
CAMERON STEWART'S grandfather, Captain Alexander Stewart, was on the front line in the Somme and Passendale. During his service he kept a diary. Now, 90 years later, these written memories are the source for a warm and touching one-man show. Stewart takes on the mantle of acting out his grandfather's words as he gallantly fights for King and country, withstanding the horrors of trench warfare.

Although Stewart is convincing as he movingly reenacts passages from the diary, it is when he offers his own insight and thoughts that the show excels. Stewart's dilemma is that ,evidently, he has an immense admiration for his grandfather and his actions, yet he abhors warfare. This brings him to contemplate the legacy of the "Great" War. An accessible show that is informative, entertaining, and poignant.

Until August 24





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  • Last Updated: 21 August 2008 8:43 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: The Guide
 
 

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