The Browning Version - A Play in One Act - Softcover

Rattigan, Terence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0573020256 ISBN 13: 9780573020254

Publisher: Samuel French, 2014

Synopsis

Ill health is forcing Andrew to retire from teaching. His wife despises him for his failures and finds consolation with Frank, a younger teacher. She openly taunts Andrew while Frank watches with disgust and shame. The wife knows she has lost Frank - but even more bitter is the realization he's now Andrew's best friend.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

In Terence Rattigan's classic drama, an aging schoolmaster at an English secondary school faces the harsh judgments of his students, his fellow teachers, and his vicious and spiteful wife. But can a lone act of kindness from a sympathetic student change his heart?

This recording also includes an interview with Michael Darlow, the author of "Terence Rattigan: The Man and His Work."

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:

Steven Brand as Frank Hunter

Martin Jarvis as Andrew Crocker-Harris

Ian Ogilvy as The Headmaster

Darren Richardson as Peter Gilbert

Devon Sorvari as Mrs. Gilbert

Kate Steele as Millie Crocker-Harris

Daniel Stewart as John Taplow

Directed by Peter Levin. Recorded by L.A. Theatre Works before a live audience at the James Bridges Theater, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in June 2012.

About the Author:

Terence Rattigan (1911-1977) hit the jackpot at the age of 25 with French Without Tears. There followed After The Dance, The Winslow Boy, The Browning Version, Separate Tables, The Deep Blue Sea and In Praise of Love. All are published in the Definitive Edition of the plays of Terence Rattigan from NHB.

About this edition

• Publisher: Samuel French
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0573020256
• ISBN 13: 9780573020254
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 74