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Rodney Ackland Plays Two ('Smithreens', 'A Strange Orchestra', 'Before the Party', 'The Old Ladies')

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  6w, 5m

Rodney Ackland

Includes the plays Smithereens, Strange Orchestra, Before The Party and The Old Ladies from Rodney Ackland in this second collection published by Oberon Books. With an Introduction by Michael Hastings.

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Rodney Ackland Plays Two ('Smithreens', 'A Strange Orchestra', 'Before the Party', 'The Old Ladies')

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No other major playwright of the last 50 years has undergone such a reappraisal as Rodney Ackland. Interest in his work has renewed in the 1990s, starting at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, with further revivals at many theatres, including the Chichester Festival Theatre and the Royal National Theatre. In "Plays Two, " we are reminded once again of Ackland's dangerous gift.

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Rodney Ackland

Rodney Ackland
Rodney Ackland (5/18/1908 – 12/6/1991) was an English playwright, actor, theatre director and screenwriter. He was educated at Balham Grammar School in London. In his 16th year he made his first stage appearance at the Gate Theatre Studio, playing Medvedieff in Gorky's The Lo ...
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