ONE of Britain's most iconic and pulsating battles was brought back to life at a Hampshire theatre.

Young thespians transported the audience back to 1415 for a flagship play produced as part of The Berry Theatre's Road to Agincourt project.

The Road to Glory tells the story of a group of young villagers, some of them barely out of childhood, who enlist in King Henry V’s army and set sail from Southampton to claim the throne of France for England.

The play written by Neil Duffield featured a cast made up of young actors from across Hampshire and marks 600 years since the battle and Hampshire's role in gaining victory.

The production at the Hedge End-based theatre in Wildern Lane combined both fact and fantasy in a fast-paced, physical production taking viewers from rural England to the Continent and the bloodshed of the battle of Agincourt itself.

There was also a chance to delve deeper into the conflict's history with world leading Agincourt expert Professor Anne Curry from Southampton University leading a discussion with Dr Cheryl Butler on the battle in its place in our history.

The following night Mr Duffield cast light on his illustrious career and explained the thinking behind the writing of the play in a conversation with director Daniel Hill.

He also revealed more about the project in a question and answer session.

Mr Duffield has written more than 50 plays and adaptations which have been staged extensively in Britain and abroad.