All groups come on stage led by pipers, drummers or trumpeters.
The stage is then set with the entire cast found on. There are groups of French, English, American and Irish soldiers seemingly battle weary. Amongst these are the main characters that we shall meet, gathered at the front. Here and there one might note a modern day Orangeman in his bowler, a balaclava clad terrorist, suited politicians with brief cases, clergy and ordinary everyday folk both period and contemporary in their dress etc. A character dressed in ordinary school uniform holds centre stage and carries a script in hand.