Oh What a Lovely War is a theoretical chronicle of the horrors of the First World War told through the songs and documents of the period. First performed by Theatre Workshop - under the direction of Joan Littlewood - in 1963 at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London, it was acclaimed by audiences and critics. It won the Grand Prix of the Theatre des Nations festival in Paris that year, was staged in London's West End and then on Broadway, and has gone on to become a classic of the modern theatre. In 1969 a film version was made which extended the play's popularity and it was revived and toured by the Royal National Theatre in 1998.<BR>This edition of the play, revised by Joan Littlewood, returns the script to the version created by the first cast. The volume includes an introduction by Joan Littlewood, photos of the 1963 production and an afterword by the actor Victor Spinetti, a member of the original cast.