Heroes by Gerald Sibleyras, translated by Tom Stoppard

It?s 1959, and the heroes in question are three First World War veterans at a retirement home?hatching a plan to escape. Winner, 2006 Laurence Olivier Best New Comedy award. ?The three veterans in ?Heroes,? Tom Stoppard?s adaptation of a wry comedy by Gérald Sibleyras, cling to their little terrace at the old soldiers? home in France as fiercely as they once held their ground against the Germans during World War I. This is their domain, where they can avoid the glance of the facility?s head nun, and, more importantly, where they can see the promise of a better world ? just beyond the poplars on a distant ridge.? - Baltimore Sun