“. . . Why is this play not better known? Like Sherriff’s much more familiar Journey’s End, Allan Monkhouse’s The Conquering Hero seeks to expose the sordid reality of warfare and attack the shallowness and ignorance of jingoistic, death-or-glory patriotism, and it does so with great conviction. . . The Conquering Hero is a fine, brave play, with perhaps greater depth than Journey’s End, and Shakespear at the Tobacco Factory and Bristol University are to be congratulated for giving us this rare opportunity to see it.”

“. . . The Goon Show’s revival is part of the Birmingham Comedy Festival and it still packs in the laughs largely due to its clever and original script. The Old Joint Stock is the ideal venue for this production; its small space achieves an intimate studio like feel that suits the performance to a tee . . . The live jazz quartet is the real joy of the evening, entertaining before and during the readings of the radio plays. Each of them is a talented musician in their own right and they combine brilliantly with alto saxophone soaring through the melodies with apparent ease. . .”