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Overview
Dominic Cavendish's acclaimed monologue adaptation of George Orwell's Coming up for Air - first seen at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2008 - forms the first half of an unprecedented theatrical homage to Orwell created to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the novel and the 60th anniversary of his masterwork Nineteen Eighty-Four.
As well as placing two of his best-loved essays - Shooting an Elephant and A Hanging - in a theatrical context, Cavendish has distilled The Ministry of Love interrogation scenes from 1984 into a short, sharp, shocking vignette of a man's inhumanity to man. Together they demonstrate the enduring power and range of Orwell's writing, its observational clarity, bracing humour and political intensity. Orwell: A Celebration was in production at the Trafalgar Studios, London, in June 2009.This item is Non-Returnable
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- ISBN-13: 9781840029314
- ISBN-10: 1840029315
- Publisher: Oberon Books
- Publish Date: August 2010
- Dimensions: 8.42 x 5.54 x 0.21 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.26 pounds
- Page Count: 80
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