a new play by
ANDREW BISS
ANDREW BISS
Synopsis
May, 1953. Stalin has just died and the Cold War is in full swing. As relations between East and West continue to deteriorate, the race is on to research and develop the most advanced nuclear and biochemical weaponry, all beneath a heavy cloak of secrecy.
A young RAF Leading Aircraftman, meanwhile, has answered an advertisement looking for volunteers for tests to find a cure for the common cold. For fifteen shillings and a precious three-day pass, it was an offer that Ronald Maddison couldn’t refuse. The reality of what he was letting himself in for, however, was something he couldn’t have imagined in his worst nightmares.
This is his story.
Dedicated to Ronald Maddison