| Billy Bishop Goes to War | |
|---|---|
| Music | John MacLachlan Gray |
| Lyrics | John MacLachlan Gray Eric Peterson |
| Book | John MacLachlan Gray Eric Peterson |
| Basis | Life of Billy Bishop |
| Productions | 1978 Vancouver 1978 Canadian tour 1988 Canadian tour 1980 Broadway 1980 Off Broadway 2009 Toronto 2010 Saskatoon 2010 TV movie |
Billy Bishop Goes to War is a Canadian musical, written by John MacLachlan Gray in collaboration with the actor Eric Peterson. One of the most widely produced plays in Canadian theatre, the two-man play dramatizes the life of Canadian World War I fighter pilot Billy Bishop.[1] One member of the cast plays the part of Bishop in word and song, although he is also called upon to dramatize 17 other parts; the second cast member provides all the accompaniment on the piano and also sings.