THE reality of trench life on the Western Front during WW1 was brought back to life at the Dolman Theatre with the Newport Playgoers adaption of “Black Adder Goes Forth”.

This show, based on the television series that won the 1989 British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Series, lived up to its expectations combining history and comedy perfectly.

With the special effects of smoke, sounds and a screen displaying WW1 clips and photos; the production created that extra special touch to take the audience back to 1917.

The satirical and ironic humour had the audience in hysterics with the famous characters of Black Adder, Baldrick, George and Darling.

As the story developed, the audience followed the many attempts of Black Adder to escape trench life by becoming mentally insane, gaining a career as a painter and hosting a concert.

The roles of George and Baldrick were acted brilliantly and the pair had the audience in fits of laughter with their attempts to please the General and dressing up in drag.

The classic ending of the play with the soldiers going over the top also conveyed the realism of the war.

With jokes relating to the war effort, drag queens, sex, food, mental states; Black Adder conveyed every aspect of comedy in this play.

This is a must see show which can only be demonstrated by the size of the audience who attended.