A Sleep of Prisoners
by Christopher Fry
Synopsis
An anti-war verse drama in the form of a modern Passion play.
Four English soldiers are locked up for the night in a church turned into a prison camp.
Privates King and Able fight and are separated by the other two.
All four dream of the row, interpreting it in different Biblical ways.
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A Sleep of Prisoners is a play written by Christopher Fry and published by Dramatists Play Service.
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