Just Adrian

by Adrian Mitchell

Overview

Just Adrian is a patchwork tour of a legendary playwright, poet and activist’s life in the theatre. It is a fascinating first-hand account of groundbreaking productions featuring figures like Kenneth Tynan, Peter Brook and Peter Hall as well as adventures in alternative theatre. These writings explore Adrian’s many interests, from drama for children to musical theatre, in a voice that combines playful irreverence with compassion and insight. Taken together, they are a funny, moving testament to a great theatre lover.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849430470
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/28/2012
Series:	Oberon Masters Series
Pages:	158
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

ADRIAN MITCHELL was an English poet, novelist and playwright. A former jourbanalist, he became the foremost poet of the country's anti-Bomb movement, called 'the British Mayakovsky' by critic Kenneth Tynan. In his playwriting career Adrian Mitchell wrote many plays for young people, including Snow White, The Pied Piper & The Mammoth Sails Tonight. His dramatisation of C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe opened at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon to rave reviews. Adrian died in 2008, however neither he, nor his writing, will be forgotten.

Editorial Reviews

A window into the soft and beautiful genius that was Adrian Mitchell.” – Camden New Journal

“A scrapbook [compiled] to reflect one man's love affair with the theatre… a splendid read that pays homage to an unusual, dedicated man” – British Theatre Guide

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