<< *144 . JOHN MCGRATH : EVENTS WHILE GUARDING THE BOFORS GU
N . LONDON , METHUEN , 1966 . 84 P. FIRST PERF. : 120466 CHA
R. : 01 LANCE-BOMBARDIER EVANS , 02 GUNNER SHONE , 03 GUNNER
FLYNN , 04 GUNNER CRAWLEY , 05 GUNNER ROWE , 06 GUNNER FEAT
HERSTONE , 07 GUNNER O'ROURKE , 08 SERGEANT WALKER , 09 SECO
ND LIEUTENANT PICKERING , 10 COOK-PRIVATE SAMUEL , 11 GERMAN
, 12 OTHERS , 13 CHORUS , 14 ALL >> $
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< SCENE ONE > $
< THE SCENE IS THE CORNER OF A GUN-PARK IN THE BRITISH ZONE
OF GERMANY , IN FEBRUARY 1954 . $
CENTRE STAGE IS A SMALL GUARD HUT , VERY BARE INDEED , WITH
FOUR SMALL HOSPITAL BEDS , A TABLE AND A CHAIR . $
NO PILLOWS , NO BLANKETS , NOTHING TO COVER THE FLOOR-BOARDS
. $
A BIT OF MILL-BOARD HANGS ON THE WALL , WITH GUARD-DUTIES ET
C . $
OUTSIDE , TO THE LEFT OF THE HUT , IS A SMALL ACTING AREA WH
ERE THE GUARD HALTS , AND IS INSPECTED ETC . $
IT IS THE END OF A ROAD , WHICH LEADS ROUND BEHIND THE HUT B
ACK TO THE BARRACKS . $
THERE IS BARBED WIRE BEHIND T . . .
