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The Devils
Full-Length Play, Drama / 6f, 13m
Aldous Huxley, John Whiting
The Devils
by John Whiting from a book by Aldous Huxley
The nuns of St Ursula's Convent, led by the Prioress, Sister Jeanne, accused Urbain Grandier, Vicar of Loudon, of sorcery. He was tried, tortured and burned. On this baldly terrible foundation, Whiting has built a powerful, complex play, interweaving…
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Cast Size
6f, 13m -
Subgenre
Adaptation (Literature), Period, Docudrama/History, Faith-Based -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
The nuns of St Ursula's Convent, led by the Prioress, Sister Jeanne, accused Urbain Grandier, Vicar of Loudon, of sorcery. He was tried, tortured and burned. On this baldly terrible foundation, Whiting has built a powerful, complex play, interweaving the personal dilemmas of Jeanne and Grandier with the political necessities of the time. Although it is set between 1623-34, essentially it is no more a period play than Miller's The Crucible.
Cast Attributes
- Time Period 17th Century
- Setting Composite setting
- Cautions
- Intense Adult Themes
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Aldous Huxley