My Boy Jack - Brossura

Haig, David

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1854595830 ISBN 13: 9781854595836

Casa editrice: Nick Hern Books, 2007

Riassunto

The year is 1913 and war with Germany is imminent, Rudyard Kipling's determination to send his myopic son to war triggers a bitter family conflict which leaves Britain's renowned patriot devastated by the warring of his own greatest passions: his love for children - above all, his own - and his devotion to King and Country.
David Haig's My Boy Jack is a powerful and moving account of the anguish at the heart of a man whose storytelling continues to delight millions all over the world.
It was first staged at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 1997, with David Haig himself playing Rudyard Kipling. Ten years later, it was filmed for television, with Daniel Radcliffe as Jack and Haig again as Kipling.

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Recensione:

Extremely powerful... Packs a genuinely emotional punch. --Telegraph

A tremendously emotive piece... powerful... striking... stunning. --British Theatre Guide

Dramatises Kipling's story beautifully. The family confrontations bristle with life. --Financial Times

L'autore:

David Haig is the author of The Good Samaritan, and also played Kipling at the first staging of My Boy Jack at Hampstead Theatre, London in 1997. He has worked at the National Theatre, RSC, Royal Court and in the West End. His latest play, Pressure, premiered at the Lyceum Edinburgh before opening at the Chichester festival Theatre, touring the UK and opening in the West End.

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• Editore: Nick Hern Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1854595830
• ISBN 13: 9781854595836
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 87