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Fair Liberty's Call
Sharon Pollock
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Description for Fair Liberty's Call
Paperback. Series: Broadview Drama. Num Pages: 74 pages, music. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 182.
A United Empire Loyalist family flees from Boston to New Brunswick during the American Revolution. In late October, 1785, they host a reunion, and are joined by two veterans and a stranger whom they assume also to have been a former soldier on the Loyalist side. But the stranger reveals himself to be a Rebel seeking to avenge the death of his brother; at gunpoint he demands that the others choose one among them to be executed at first light.
First performed by the Stratford Festival in 1993, Fair Liberty's Call has since been frequently produced across North America. ... Read more
A United Empire Loyalist family flees from Boston to New Brunswick during the American Revolution. In late October, 1785, they host a reunion, and are joined by two veterans and a stranger whom they assume also to have been a former soldier on the Loyalist side. But the stranger reveals himself to be a Rebel seeking to avenge the death of his brother; at gunpoint he demands that the others choose one among them to be executed at first light.
First performed by the Stratford Festival in 1993, Fair Liberty's Call has since been frequently produced across North America. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
74
Condition
New
Series
Broadview Drama
Number of Pages
74
Place of Publication
Peterborough, Canada
ISBN
9781551115139
SKU
V9781551115139
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Ref
99-1
About Sharon Pollock
Sharon Pollock, twice winner of the Governor General’s Award (for Blood Relations and for Doc), has remained for more than a generation one of Canada’s leading dramatists. Other awards she has received include the Canada Australian Literary Award in 1987, a Japan Foundation Award in 1995, the Nellie Drama Award for her radio play, Sweet Land of Liberty (1981) and ... Read more
Reviews for Fair Liberty's Call
“A dramatic gem combining history, poetry, and mystery into a look at the human condition and the roots of nationhood…drama at its best, both entertaining and informative.” — H.J. Kirchhoff, The Globe and Mail “Powerful and provocative…Pollock is one of the most interesting voices on the Canadian theatre scene, and [Fair Liberty’s Call] ranks as one of her most ... Read more