Encompass is a collection of three plays set in the past, the present and the future.Featuring The Deserter and Birth by Roger Goldsmith and 2049 AD by Janet Rawson.The Deserter | The First World War over. Jack Smith is back on civvy street. He dreams of his dead Mother. and of the war, and the deserter they found in a barn.Birth | Sybil reflects on how her life has changed since the birth of Rose. ''My Rose of England''. and how happy she is. and of a man she visits in prison.2049 AD | Derek is having an interview for an unusual and important