Tom, Dick & Harry is a creative re-telling of The Great Escape – review
Tom, Dick & Harry, co-written by Andrew Pollard, Michael Hugo and Theresa Heskins, is a creative re-telling of classic Steve McQueen film The Great Escape.
The film was based on the book of the same name by Paul Brickhill, which tells the first-hand account of prisoners of war escaping the German camp Stalag Luft III during the Second World War.
It makes for compelling viewing at London’s Alexandra Palace Theatre, which has been transformed into the round. The night that we visited, the balcony was out of use, ensuring all audience members were close to the action – some in the front row were even involved, thanks to a little audience participation.
For those unfamiliar with the tale, it focuses on the lives of the prisoners as they plot a daring escape from the ‘inescapable’ camp.
