How To Be Brave – Hull Truck Theatre
The Godber Studio was very well-attended on Friday evening, when Hull Truck Theatre hosted How To Be Brave.
Writer Louise Beech cleverly intertwined the lives of the two main characters in this true-life drama - one a Merchant Seaman in the Second World War, the other a 10-year-old girl. And, despite the 64-year gap in their stories, the two had an undeniable connection.
The Able Seaman, Colin Armitage (Jacob Ward), was Beech’s grandfather, and the girl her daughter, Katy.
And it’s her storytelling to young Katy of Armitage’s horrific ordeal during the war that proved to be of huge benefit for her daughter, who had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes; helping her to accept and cope with her condition.
Five very talented performers brought How To Be Brave to life, on the small s...