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Jubilee
An RSC commission to commemorate the first celebration of Shakespeare's life and works
A mischievous satire on the foundation of the Shakespeare In 1769, when David Garrick staged the first theatre festival to celebrate the life of Stratford's most famous son, little did he realise the impact it would have on the future livelihood of the small Warwickshire market town. Peter Barnes' ironic and irreverent new comedy dissects the cult of the theatrical personality, with guest appearances from the Bard himself, Ben Jonson, David Garrick, Samuel Johnson, Sir Peter Hall and Peter Barnes."Peter Barnes is one of the unrecognised geniuses of the English theatre" (Plays and Players)
A mischievous satire on the foundation of the Shakespeare In 1769, when David Garrick staged the first theatre festival to celebrate the life of Stratford's most famous son, little did he realise the impact it would have on the future livelihood of the small Warwickshire market town. Peter Barnes' ironic and irreverent new comedy dissects the cult of the theatrical personality, with guest appearances from the Bard himself, Ben Jonson, David Garrick, Samuel Johnson, Sir Peter Hall and Peter Barnes."Peter Barnes is one of the unrecognised geniuses of the English theatre" (Plays and Players)
100 pages, Paperback
First published July 12, 2001
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Peter Barnes
148 books13 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. This entry is for the English playwright and screenwriter.
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August 28, 2012
Not a bad play, but not especially good. There is drama to be found in the subject. I'm not sure that Barnes found it.
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