Journey's End at the Duke of York Theatre, London The End of the Waiting Game Journey’s End was last revived in London in 2004 at the Comedy Theatre before going on a national tour. The production returns to London for a limited seven week season at the Duke of York’s Theatre, following the closure of Ghost Stories. Set in the trenches at Saint-Quentin, France at the end of the First World War, Journey’s End is a snapshot into the lives of several British officers on the days leading up to a bloody offensive. R C Sherriff based the poignant play on his own wartime experiences serving in the British Infantry.