By Lee Hall. Peter returns home to poverty in Newcastle from active service in Northern Ireland. He is a wounded man (his testicles have been blown off), and his relationships with his wife and friends deteriorate. As the outsider, he sees the corruption of everyday existence, but he is unable to salvage some dignity from his situation. Gristle is based on Ernst
Toller's twenties play Hinkerman, which deals with the effect of war on the lives of ordinary people.
Director Kate Rowland