“. . . Guernsey in WWII – Lotty’s boisterous chasing game with her childhood friend Ben is rudely interrupted by the Battle of Britain raging above Lotty’s modest cottage. From then on the mood turns somber with the arrival of the German occupiers, in her case a German General who commandeers her house, forcing her into the role of housekeeper. . . All in all, a striking and tense play depicting the dangers for any young woman who had the misfortune of falling in love with the occupying enemy. “

Expecting to see the emperor in the altogether, I arrived at the Everyman Studio Theatre, together with around thirty 4 and 5 years-olds.