In post-war London Viv Pearce, seeing married spiv Reggie, runs a dating bureau with Helen Giniver, who lives with her older lover, authoress Julia Standing. Viv s younger brother Duncan, a tormented homosexual, has been in prison and is sought out by his - straight - ex-cellmate Robert Fraser, who served time as a conscientious objector and is now concerned for the boy s welfare. Viv encounters Kay Langrish, a wealthy, reclusive butch lesbian and for both women this evokes memories of 1944 when Kay was an heroic ambulance driver and Helen was Kay s girlfriend, before Kay introduced her to her ex-lover Julia. Viv had an illegal abortion, funded by Reggie, and, after she needed hospital treatment, Kay saved her from prosecution by claiming she was a married woman who had miscarried. Three years earlier Kay and Julia are still an item and Viv meets unhappily married soldier Reggie on a train...

In post-war London Viv Pearce, seeing married spiv Reggie, runs a dating bureau with Helen Giniver, who lives with her older lover, authoress Julia Standing. Viv s younger brother Duncan, a tormented homosexual, has been in prison and is sought out by his - straight - ex-cellmate Robert Fraser, who served time as a conscientious objector and is now concerned for the boy s welfare. Viv encounters Kay Langrish, a wealthy, reclusive butch lesbian and for both women this evokes memories of 1944 when Kay was an heroic ambulance driver and Helen was Kay s girlfriend, before Kay introduced her to her ex-lover Julia. Viv had an illegal abortion, funded by Reggie, and, after she needed hospital treatment, Kay saved her from prosecution by claiming she was a married woman who had miscarried. Three years earlier Kay and Julia are still an item and Viv meets unhappily married soldier Reggie on a train...

In post-war London Viv Pearce, seeing married spiv Reggie, runs a dating bureau with Helen Giniver, who lives with her older lover, authoress Julia Standing. Viv s younger brother Duncan, a tormented homosexual, has been in prison and is sought out by his - straight - ex-cellmate Robert Fraser, who served time as a conscientious objector and is now concerned for the boy s welfare. Viv encounters Kay Langrish, a wealthy, reclusive butch lesbian and for both women this evokes memories of 1944 when Kay was an heroic ambulance driver and Helen was Kay s girlfriend, before Kay introduced her to her ex-lover Julia. Viv had an illegal abortion, funded by Reggie, and, after she needed hospital treatment, Kay saved her from prosecution by claiming she was a married woman who had miscarried. Three years earlier Kay and Julia are still an item and Viv meets unhappily married soldier Reggie on a train...

The newly formed National Theatre of Scotland first presented Black Watch at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2006. It’s a docu-drama, based on interviews conducted by playwright Gregory Burke with serving and former members of the eponymous regiment who served at Camp Dogwood in the ‘Sunni Triangle’, south of Baghdad in late 2004. It also incorporates the pronouncements of politicians and contemporary news reports. Viewed through the eyes of those on the ground, Black Watch reveals what it means to be at the sharp end of the war on terror and what it means to make the journey home again. It’s not a conventional play but a rich mix of earthy, naturalistic dialogue, stylised movement and new versions of old regimental songs. It’s literally too big for theatres and so far has only been performed in sports halls and drill halls. It’s been an extraordinary success, both with critics and with the public. A sell-out tour of Scotland is to be followed by performances in New York and Los Angeles and, next year, in Australia and New Zealand.

The newly formed National Theatre of Scotland first presented Black Watch at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2006. Its a docu-drama, based on interviews conducted by playwright Gregory Burke with serving and former members of the eponymous regiment who served at Camp Dogwood in the Sunni Triangle, south of Baghdad in late 2004. It also incorporates the pronouncements of politicians and contemporary news reports. Viewed through the eyes of those on the ground, Black Watch reveals what it means to be at the sharp end of the war on terror and what it means to make the journey home again. Its not a conventional play but a rich mix of earthy, naturalistic dialogue, stylised movement and new versions of old regimental songs. Its literally too big for theatres and so far has only been performed in sports halls and drill halls. Its been an extraordinary success, both with critics and with the public. A sell-out tour of Scotland is to be followed by performances in New York and Los Angeles and, next year, in Australia and New Zealand.

Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel, during a routine traffic stop.

Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel, during a routine traffic stop.

Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel, during a routine traffic stop.

two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel, during a routine traffic stop.