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The Long and the Short and the Tall Assignment
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The Long and the Short and the Tall Assignment The play is set in an abandoned mining hut in the Malayan jungle in 1942 during the Second World War. The Japanese are advancing upon British controlled Singapore. This play focuses on a small British patrol group who were sent north into the jungle to check for signs of Japanese advance. The patrol consists of seven soldiers from different parts of Britain. Leading them are Sergeant Mitchem and Corporal Johnstone. These two highly experienced and well trained soldiers have very different views on war and its workings. The other soldiers in the group are not as capable or well trained as Mitchem or Johnstone; they have not experienced the cruel, harsh reality of war. The group consists of Evans, Macliesh, Whitaker, Mitchem, Bamforth, Smith and Johnstone. Evans is a straightforward, simple Welshman who loves and misses his homeland; he looks up to and admires...
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