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Robert Tressell, Howard Brenton
ISBN: 9781848421073
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Nick Hern Books
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Robert Tressell's pre-First World War account of the working lives of a group of housepainters and decorators has become a classic of working-class literature. Howard Brenton's vivid stage adaptation lays bare the many social injustices perpetrated on these men but captures their individual characters with touching truth to life.
Colourful, funny and thought-provoking. This exploration of the harsh realities of economic survival for the working-classes remains as relevant today as when the novel was first written. Frank Owen, is a socialist who believes that the capitalist system is the real source of the poverty he sees all around him. In vain he tries to convince his fellow workers of his world view, but finds that their education has trained them to distrust their own thoughts and to rely on those of their 'betters'.
| ISBN | 1848421079 | | Pages | 96 | | ISBN13 | 9781848421073
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 91 | | Publisher | Nick Hern Books | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Nick Hern Books | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 129 | | Publication date | 17 Jun 2010 | | Spine width (mm) | 13 | | DEWEY | 822.914 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC23 | |
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"Speaks with passion and eloquence"--"Guardian""Sparkles with so much wit and integrity it is impossible not to warm to the ethos that lies at its very core"--"The Stage""Wisely, Howard Brenton has shown confidence in Tressell's original story and has concentrated on creating a piece of theatre without compromising the impact of the original text...Brenton has produced the definitive stage version."--"Amateur Stage"  Be the first to write a customer review
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