On The Field: On Leave
On The Field: On Leave. Annie Caulfield's comedy drama returns. Mahmoud the barber has swapped Basra for Istanbul where his old friend Sergeant Billy has become Military Attache.
Annie Caulfield's comedy drama returns with a third episode in the On The Field series. Mahmoud the barber has exchanged Basra for Istanbul where his old friend Sergeant - now Captain - Billy has ended up as Miltary Attache.
After witnessing a traumatic attack on duty in Kabul, squaddies Kev and Damon opt for a bit of escapism. Damon fancies himself as a secret agent and is obsessed with James Bond. He persuades his mate to join him in visiting Istanbul's famous "From Russia With Love" film locations. First stop: Electra King's house.
But they discover they're not cut out to follow in Bond's footsteps and Billy and Mahmoud have to pick up the pieces when an unofficial trip to the Basilica Cisterns goes spectacularly wrong.
Billy tries to give the soldiers some worldly wisdom to take back to the front: survival skills more useful than anything they'd learn on the parade ground.
By turns funny, exciting and poignant, the play gets under the skin of life as a soldier.
Cast
Mahmoud.....Paul Chahidi
Billy.....Paul Mundell.
Kev.....Carl Prekopp
Damon.....Osi Okerafor
Yusuf.....Sal Osbay
Inspector Guler.....Hakan Silahsiz
Director: Mary Ward Lowery.