Gore - Langton Robert - Journey's End The Classic War Play Explored - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: R C Sherriff's Journey's End is a syllabus text and the most famous play about World War One. First staged in 1928, this book tells the story of what went into the making of this extraordinary and powerful trench drama. It outlines Sherriff's career from humble insurance clerk to infantry officer and his unforgettable 10 months on the western front before he was invalided home lucky to be alive. Sherriff poured into his first professional play his personal experience of living in a front - line dug - out. Using his diary and letters home the book charts his emotional life under fire and relates it directly to the play its events and its characters. It also tells the story of Journey's End's incredible box office success across the world a triumph which made its shy young author famous overnight. Taking in the history of the show right up to the most recent productions Journey's End: The Classic War Play Explored is a meditation on Journey's End's achievement as a war document its fascination for audiences when it was first staged and its continuing grip on theatregoers and students today.
Title: Journey's End The Classic War Play Explored
Author(s): Gore - Langton Robert
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781849433952
Pages: 150 Pages
Publication Date: 11/12/2013
Category: Literary Studies: Plays & Playwrights