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Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Robert Tressell
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Description for Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Paperback. Robert Tressell's pre-First World War account of the working lives of a group of housepainters and decorators has become a classic of working-class literature. Howard Brenton's vivid stage adaptation lays bare the many social injustices perpetrated on these men but captures their individual characters with touching truth to life. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Passionate, highly entertaining and gloriously funny - Robert Tressell's classic pre-First World War account of the working lives of a group of housepainters and decorators is vividly adapted by Howard Brenton.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists recounts the little daily successes and the disasters of a group of working-class men, living under the constant fear of being laid off by employers forever looking for new corners to cut. Both workers and bosses are caught in a system spiralling out of control, but why is it the workers always come out worse?
Howard Brenton's stage adaptation, first performed at the ... Read more
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848421073
SKU
V9781848421073
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99-5
About Robert Tressell
Howard Brenton was born in Portsmouth in 1942. His many plays include Christie in Love (Portable Theatre, 1969); Revenge (Theatre Upstairs, 1969); Magnificence (Royal Court Theatre,1973); The Churchill Play (Nottingham Playhouse, 1974, and twice revived by the RSC, 1978 and 1988); Bloody Poetry (FocoNovo, 1984, and Royal Court Theatre, 1987); Weapons of Happiness (National Theatre, Evening Standard Award, 1976); Epsom ... Read more
Reviews for Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
'Speaks with passion and eloquence'
Guardian
'Sparkles with so much wit and integrity it is impossible not to warm to the ethos that lies at its very core'
Stage
'Wisely, Howard Brenton has shown confidence in Tressell's original story and has concentrated on creating a piece of theatre without compromising the impact of the original text...Brenton ... Read more
Guardian
'Sparkles with so much wit and integrity it is impossible not to warm to the ethos that lies at its very core'
Stage
'Wisely, Howard Brenton has shown confidence in Tressell's original story and has concentrated on creating a piece of theatre without compromising the impact of the original text...Brenton ... Read more