The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell, Howard Brenton Robert Tressells 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 Brentons vivid stage adaptation lays bare the many social injustices perpetrated on these men whilst capturing their individual characters with touching truth to life. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Passionate, highly entertaining and gloriously funny - Robert Tressells 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 Brentons stage adaptation, first performed at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool in June 2010 in a co-production with Chichester Festival Theatre, lays bare the many social injustices perpetrated on these men whilst capturing their individual characters with touching truth to life.Speaks with passion and eloquence— GuardianSparkles with so much wit and integrity it is impossible not to warm to the ethos that lies at its very core— StageWisely, Howard Brenton has shown confidence in Tressells original story and has concentrated on creating a piece of theatre without compromising the impact of the original text...Brenton has produced the definitive stage version— Amateur Stage Author Biography 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 Downs (Joint Stock Theatre, 1977); Sore Throats (RSC,1978); The Romans in Britain (National Theatre, 1980, revived at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 2006); Thirteenth Night (RSC,1981); The Genius (1983), Greenland (1988) and Berlin Bertie (1992), all presented by the Royal Court; Kits Play (RADA Jerwood Theatre, 2000); Paul (National Theatre, 2005); In Extremis (Shakespeares Globe, 2006 and 2007); Never So Good (National Theatre, 2008); The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists adapted from the novel by Robert Tressell (Liverpool Everyman and Chichester Festival Theatre, 2010); Anne Boleyn (Shakespeares Globe, 2010 and 2011); 55 Days (Hampstead Theatre, 2012); #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei (Hampstead Theatre, 2013); The Guffin (NT Connections, 2013); Drawing the Line (Hampstead Theatre, 2013); Doctor Scroggys War (Shakespeares Globe, 2014); Lawrence After Arabia (Hampstead Theatre, 2016); The Blinding Light (Jermyn Street Theatre, 2017), The Shadow Factory (NST City, Southampton, 2018), Jude (Hampstead Theatre, 2019) and Cancelling Socrates (Jermyn Street Theatre, London, 2022).Collaborations with other writers include Brassneck (with David Hare, Nottingham Playhouse, 1972); Pravda (with David Hare, National Theatre, Evening Standard Award, 1985) and Moscow Gold (with Tariq Ali, RSC, 1990).Versions of classics include The Life of Galileo (1980) and Dantons Death (1982), both for the National Theatre; Goethes Faust (1995/6) for the RSC; a new version of Dantons Death for the National Theatre (2010); and versions of Strindbergs Dances of Death (Gate Theatre, 2013), Miss Julie (Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, & Jermyn Street Theatre, London, 2017) and Creditors (Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, & Jermyn Street Theatre, London, 2019).He wrote thirteen episodes of the BBC1 drama series Spooks (2001–05, BAFTA Best Drama Series, 2003). Review 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 Tressells original story and has concentrated on creating a piece of theatre without compromising the impact of the original text...Brenton has produced the definitive stage version * Amateur Stage * Review Quote Wisely, Howard Brenton has shown confidence in Tressells original story and has concentrated on creating a piece of theatre without compromising the impact of the original text...Brenton has produced the definitive stage version. Details ISBN1848421079 Publisher Nick Hern Books Year 2010 ISBN-10 1848421079 ISBN-13 9781848421073 Format Paperback Media Book Author Howard Brenton Imprint Nick Hern Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Short Title RAGGED TROUSERED PHILANTHROPIS Language English Birth 1870 Death 1911 Illustrations Illustrations DEWEY 822.912 Pages 112 Publication Date 2010-06-17 UK Release Date 2010-06-17 AU Release Date 2010-06-17 NZ Release Date 2010-06-17 Series NHB Modern Plays Edition Description stage version Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159805112;

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