The script/book of the new musical - A Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer - book by Bryony Kimmings and Brian Lobel, music by Tom Parkinson, lyrics by Bryony Kimmings. A Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer is an all-singing, all-dancing examination of life with a cancer diagnosis. This brand new musical takes you on a whistle-stop tour through five unconventional stories about cancer, confronting the highs and lows of the scariest word we know. Produced by Complicite Associates with performances at National Theatre, HOME Manchester and Exeter Northcott.