"I am actually incredibly scared.  And not how you might think.  I am scared, that once this war is over, and I am sent home, that you won’t be here.  That you will have left"

When Leonard and Violet embark on their first night together, they know it also might be their last. It’s 1942 and in a small hotel room in Bath, the couple prepare for Leonard’s departure to war, and dream of what the future may bring. As the bombs begin to fall, they know their world won’t ever be the same again.

But the world keeps turning and in the year 2002, the couple must decide what was lost and what was gained. 

A new play about the impact of the Second World War on two ordinary lives and a love that spans more than sixty years.

Part of The Roundabout Season

In a unique collaboration, Paines Plough and Sheffield Theatres are building a 150-seat portable in-the-round auditorium.

The first Roundabout Season will see the world premières of three plays – by Nick Payne, Duncan Macmillan and Penelope Skinner - performed by an ensemble of four actors. All three plays will open at Sheffield Theatres before touring nationwide, in rep, in Spring 2012.