'' Hitting Town '' is a play of just seven juxtaposed scenes , loosely shaped around a visit by Ralph to his sister Clare ’s flat in their home town , Leicester . Clare is depressed having recently split up with her boyfriend . Ralph offers to take her out , ‘ hitting the town ’ as it were . The brother and sister travel through a landscape of Wimpy bars , shopping malls , subterranean discos , ending up in bed together . Set at the time of the Guildford and Birmingham bombings the play creates a feel for the contemporary mid-1970s . Poliakoff described the atmosphere of the time , ‘ as you walked down the streets you expected cars to blow up in front of you ’ ( 1997 )
Guildford and Birmingham bombings
Birmingham pub bombings
Hitting Town