SHELL Shock, a powerful one man play that challenges mental health stigma, continues its tour in Winchester next week

It delivers an emotionally poignant yet frequently comic interpretation of one soldier’s struggle with life back on civvy street following tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Adapted for the stage by Tim Marriott, from the book Shell Shock the Diary of Tommy Atkins by Iraq veteran Neil Blower, the vernacular script mixes emotionally charged scenes with light-hearted observations of everyday life – a dreaded trip to Ikea, a seemingly mundane post office queue, and a romantic break with his girlfriend.

Developed as a performance to address stigma and barriers to care, this tour de force interpretation of the emotional ups and downs of post-traumatic stress disorder is at Chesil Theatre from Wednesday to Saturday.

Ticket line: 0800 772 3321 or from onlineticketseller.com