BBC to broadcast Drumcree play

A radio play about the Drumcree stand off, written in four days by young Belfast playwright Gary Mitchell, is to be broadcast…

A radio play about the Drumcree stand off, written in four days by young Belfast playwright Gary Mitchell, is to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 2.02 p.m. this afternoon.

The "fictitious" play, called Drumcree, tells the story of two brothers, one from the RUC, the other from the Orange Order, who find themselves in confrontation at Drumcree, according to the BBC.

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