Black Watch

Based on recent interviews with former soldiers who served in Iraq, this taut and uncompromising piece of theatre tells the story of Scotland's legendary 300 year-old Black Watch Regiment, whose disbandment was announced in 2004 just before its 800-man battalion replaced some 4,000 U.S. Marines in one of the bloodiest areas of Iraq. Magnified by recent events, Black Watch reveals the harsh reality of the "war on terror" and what it means to make the journey home again. John Tiffany's production makes powerful and inventive use of movement, music and song to create a visceral, complex and urgent work. The production is widely regarded as a landmark in Scottish theatre and was invited to open the new session of the Scottish Parliament.