An intense real-life thriller centred around the most important weather forecast in the history of warfare. June 1944. One mans decision is about to change the course of history. Everything is in place for the biggest invasion ever known in Europe - D-Day. One last crucial question remains: will the weather be right on the day? Problematically there are two opposing forecasts. American celebrity weatherman Colonel Krick predicts sunshine; while Scot Dr James Stagg; Chief Meteorological Officer for the Allied Forces; forecasts a storm. As the world watches and waits; General Eisenhower; Allied Supreme Commander; must decide which of these bitter antagonists to trust. The decision will not only seal the fates of thousands of men; but could win or lose the entire war. An extraordinary and little-known true story; David Haigs play thrillingly explores the responsibilities of leadership; the challenges of prophecy and the personal toll of taking a stand. Pressure premiered at the Royal Lyceum Theatre; Edinburgh; in May 2014 before transferring to Chichester Festival Theatre; in a production directed by John Dove; with the author playing James Stagg. gripping... the pressure just keeps on rising Financial Times tempestuous and highly charged... a thunderous piece of theatre The Stage
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Fascinating and well balanced biography; with typosBy Emma CotterFirst off; I really enjoyed reading this book. I was afraid it would be a little too forgiving to Whites faults but I thought it was very well balanced.However; the book has recurring typos when it comes to song titles and lyrics that I cant believe made it to print; for example "No Place For You Here"; "Ice Cream Soda" and "Five to the Five". I can only assume these were misremembered titles that no one bothered to double check.19 of 19 people found the following review helpful. Dont Bother...ReallyBy ThirdGirlI thought this book might be an interesting read; as a huge fan of Jack Whites; but I was disappointed with the grand amount of information that the author didnt get right. This book just had a lot of mistakes and things taken out of context which really ruined the credibility of what could have otherwise been a really interesting story about Jacks beginnings as a musician and the history of Detroits late 90s/early 2000s music scene.Little things like not mentioning that Jacks Montgomery Ward guitar was a JB Hutto Airline. That the song title is "I Want to be the Boy to WARM Your Mothers Heart" not "I Want to be the Boy to BREAK Your Mothers Heart." And several misheard lines from the documentary "Nobody Knows How to Talk to Children" (Meg said "conference" not "confidence"). There are just too many mistakes in this book to name.Though this author has a very descriptive way of writing; an expansive knowledge of music; and must have combed through hundreds of interviews with Jack; many of the quotes he used were taken out of context. Again causing this book to lose credibility.Dont even get me started on the technical writing aspects. This book was hard to read for all of the run-on sentences and missing punctuations alone. And then a bunch of Brit slang I didnt understand.No wonder Jack didnt authorize it. Next time Ill listen to Jack and not bother.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Customergood
