Pownall is an acknowledged master of the monologue and this collection brings together four wonderful plays written to be performed by a single actor. His acclaimed Nijinsky, written for the dancer Richard Johnson, has toured the world extensively, and charts the story affair between legendary dancer and his mentor Diaghilev. Also includes: Crates on Barrels, Later, and Rousseau's Tale.
Pownall is an acknowledged master of the monologue and this collection brings together four wonderful plays written to be performed by a single actor....
Richard III Part Two depicts England's most notorious and most -musical- monarch from a different angle. In Motorcar, a policeman, a doctor and two nurses are trapped in a mental hospital with a visionary psychotic. An Audience Called Edovard brings Karl Marx to life, through the lens of the painter Manet. Livingstone and Sechele tells the story of the missionary Dr. Livingstone.
Richard III Part Two depicts England's most notorious and most -musical- monarch from a different angle. In Motorcar, a policeman, a doc...
In The Viewing, a family buys a house which is haunted by God, while My Father's House looks at British politics through the eyes of Joseph Chamberlain and family. Also includes: Beef and Black Star.
In The Viewing, a family buys a house which is haunted by God, while My Father's House looks at British politics through the eyes of Joseph Chamberlai...
Dawn, Coronation Day 1953. The artist Francis Bacon works on his portrait of Pope Innocent X, inspired by Velazquez' masterpiece and his own deep absorption in human carnality. The chaotic studio is populated by characters possessing the power of change, who come to life in a satirical interplay of art, history, sex and politics.
Dawn, Coronation Day 1953. The artist Francis Bacon works on his portrait of Pope Innocent X, inspired by Velazquez' masterpiece and his own deep a...
Written between 1972 and 1976, a time of high hopes for the rebirth of a national network of regional theatres. Includes 'Gaunt, ' 'Lile Jimmy Williamson, ' 'Buck Ruxton' and 'A Tale of Two Town Halls.'
Written between 1972 and 1976, a time of high hopes for the rebirth of a national network of regional theatres. Includes 'Gaunt, ' 'Lile Jimmy William...
Includes the plays Master Class, Elgar's Rondo, Music to Murder By and Elgar's Third The creative artist in conflict with destructive external pressures and corrosive internal tensions is a recurring theme in David Pownall's meticulously crafted plays. Master Class was first performed at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester before transferring to the Old Vic; Elgar's Rondo was performed by the RSC at Stratford-upon-Avon in 1993, and at the Barbican Centre. Elgar's Third, winner of the Sony Gold Award, was first performed on BBC Radio 3...
Includes the plays Master Class, Elgar's Rondo, Music to Murder By and Elgar's Third The creative artist in con...
