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Receiving critical-acclaim and numerous awards for their May 2017 run, Promise Adelaide is pleased to be bringing this extraordinary theatrical experience back to Adelaide audiences.

The moving story of a young soldier killed by firing squad in World War I. Although fictional, Private Peaceful closely resembles reality. British and Commonwealth military command executed 306 of its own men during the Great War. Many of those executed were little more than boys: four of them were only 17. Private Peaceful follows the last night in the life of 17-year-old Private Thomas ‘Tommo’ Peaceful as he reflects on his short, yet joyful past: growing up in rural Devon; his exciting first days at school; his father’s accident in a forest; his adventures with Molly, the love of his life; and the battles and injustices of war that brought him to the front line.

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Winner: Best DramatiCAL (Theatre Association of South Australia); Best Youth Performer (Theatre Association of South Australia)

Nominated: Best Drama (Adelaide Theatre Guide Curtain Call Awards); Best Male Performance (Adelaide Theatre Guide Curtain Call Awards)

"It is hard to overstate the quality of Francis’ performance. His is a performance worth cancelling all prior engagements for."
★★★★★
~ Kryztoff

"This is why theatre lovers see as much as possible, because in amongst the mix of ho-hum, good and excellent there is a gem… and Private Peaceful is that gem."
~ Stage Whispers