Recent years have seen
a sustained revival of the work of Terence Rattigan. New
productions have been greeted with surprised delight that
the acknowledged master of the 'well-made play' can continue
to provoke such powerful emotions. As Rattigan himself wrote,
'I believe that the best plays are about humans, and not
about things.' This volume is one of a series of new editions
of his most enduring work. Each has an authoritative and
up-to-date introduction, biographical sketch and chronology.
Published to tie-in with
the film version starring Albert Finney, this story of an
unpopular and unloved schoolmaster has been filmed once
before - with Michael Redgrave - and staged many times,
notably at the National Theatre, London, with Alec McCowen.
Reviewing a 1994 revival, The Times, wrote: 'The
cruel inequalities of love always absorbed Rattigan; and
not least here... This is a play that has no date' Also
included in the volume is HARLEQUINADE,
a farce about a touring theatre group, written as a companion
piece to THE BROWNING VERSION.
Cast: 5 Men, 2 Women
First Produced: 1948-Phoenix
Theatre, London
ISBN: 1-85459-202-5
Price in UK only: £6.99
Also published by SAMUEL FRENCH (In Print)
