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‘When the knife came up through the pool table, audiences gasped’: how Iraq war epic Black Watch conquered the world

‘When the knife came up through the pool table, audiences gasped’: how Iraq war epic Black Watch conquered the world

Published: April 8, 2026 · The Guardian

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It was the play that rocked a nation. The makers of the devastating drama, which transported audiences from a Fife pub to a war zone, recall how it grew and grew