The Browning Version (Nick Hern Books) - Softcover

Rattigan, Terence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1854597108 ISBN 13: 9781854597106

Publisher: Nick Hern Books, 2008

Synopsis

The story of an unpopular and unloved classics master at a public school in the 1940s. Deserted by his wife and on the verge of retirement, Crocker-Harris finds a form of redemption in an unexpected parting gift from a previously unregarded pupil.

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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: Nick Hern Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1854597108
• ISBN 13: 9781854597106
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128