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

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

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

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

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

Overview

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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Authors

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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