Palace Of The End won the Amnesty International Award for Freedom of Expression 2009.

Judith Thompson’s play strips away the modern myths of war to imagine three people who are all, in different ways, preparing to take their place in history.

In America, a disgraced female soldier defends the chaotic events that took place in Abu Ghraib prison. In England, weapons inspector David Kelly confronts the human consequences of a decision to evade the truth. And in Baghdad, a mother tells the story of a country that no longer exists.

Palace Of The End is directed by Jessica Swale, whose productions include The Rivals at Southwark Playhouse and Bedlam at Shakespeare’s Globe this summer.