Middle Ground Theatre Company

Set in a snowy highland regiment barracks in the 1950’s, the acting Colonel is Major Jock Sinclair, a charismatic drunk, wild and stormy, a hero of El Alamein in WWII, an ex-convict who has worked his way through the ranks the hard way - “Boot boy, band boy, Barlinnie Jail” - to command his beloved regiment.

However, his command is short lived, as he is replaced by Colonel Basil Barrow, an ex-public school/Sandhurst veteran of a WWII Japanese POW camp. He is a “work-by-the-book” officer devoted to restoring the faded glory of this undisciplined regiment. The two clash instantly.

Originally a novel by Kennaway, he adapted his work for the big screen. This culminated in the now legendary film starring Alec Guinness and John Mills, which won many awards including the 1960 British Academy Award for Best British Film for its Director Ronald Neame.

Hitchcock is said to have considered “Tunes of Glory” the best movie ever made.

Middle Ground’s production features music and bespoke footage from the London Scottish Regiment’s Pipes & Drums performing at the Woolwich Barracks in the costumes from the original film.

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