New Vic theatre, Newcastle-under-LymeDirector Theresa Heskins adopts a larky tone as captured air force personnel attempt to tunnel their way to freedom The writers of Tom, Dick and Harry make a thing about the play's authenticity. It was only in 1972 that much of the wartime material related to the allied escapes from Stalag Luft III was declassified. That was more than two decades after Paul Brickhill told the stor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM on June 24, 2022