THE weekend of the remembrance was perhaps the most poignant time to have a play reflecting on the military and the show of support that was given by the people of Royal Wootton Bassett.

Do We Do The Right Thing? is partly set in an attic where a family recall their own life story and connection to the military and partly performed verbatim, telling the real stories of the people of Wootton Bassett.

The verbatim side of the performance is raw and emotional, with the actors wearing earpieces and the interviews being sent live as they speak.

The recorded delivery means that the audience soaks in every aspect of the interview, getting across the raw reasons behind why people in Wootton Bassett came out in force to pay their respects to the soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan.

For so many reasons I wanted this play to work and while at many times it was emotive and powerful, covering a myriad of thought-provoking angles, when it cut back from the first-hand stories to the family in the attic it lost its potency.

I felt that the play was a balloon slowly being let out as it came to an unsatisfactory conclusion.

It is certainly a play with potential, carrying some strong performances, but I felt Neil Walker, who wrote and starred in the play, lacked power in the lead role.

Going forward this play needs to focus more on the fascinating stories of Wootton Bassett and less on Walker reflecting on his own life.

Alex Rennie