The Slaves of Solitude - Couverture souple

Hamilton, Patrick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1848426992 ISBN 13 : 9781848426993

Editeur : Nick Hern Books, 2017

Synopsis

1943, Henley-on-Thames. Miss Roach is forced by the war to flee London for the Rosamund Tea Rooms boarding house, a place as grey and lonely as its residents. From the safety of these new quarters, her war effort now consists of a thousand petty humiliations, of which the most burdensome is sharing her daily life with the unbearable Mr Thwaites.

But a breath of fresh air arrives in the form of a handsome American lieutenant and things start to look distinctly brighter. Until a new boarder moves into the room next to Miss Roach's - outwardly friendly, she soon starts upsetting the precarious balance in the house.

Nicholas Wright's play The Slaves of Solitude weaves a fascinating blend of dark hilarity and melancholy from Patrick Hamilton's much-loved story about an improbable heroine in wartime Britain. The play premiered at Hampstead Theatre, London, in October 2017.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Patrick Hamilton (1904-1962) was an English novelist and playwright. His most famous works are the novels The Slaves of Solitude, Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky and Hangover Square and the plays Rope (filmed by Alfred Hitchcock) and Gaslight (filmed by George Cukor

Nicholas Wright's plays include the acclaimed National Theatre adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, Mrs Klein, Travelling Light and Vincent In Brixton, which won the Olivier Award for Best New Play in 2003. His writing about the theatre includes Changing Stages: A View of British Theatre in the Twentieth Century, co-written with Richard Eyre.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Nick Hern Books
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848426992
• ISBN 13: 9781848426993
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
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• Personne responsable: non disponible