NOTTINGHAM ARTS THEATRE in association with EASTWOOD PRODUCTIONS presents...
INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY
D.H.LAWRENCE, SIR DONALD WOLFIT AND ME
By Campbell Kay
Illustrated with excerpts from his plays Phoenix Rising (Lawrence), Divine Mountebank (Wolfit) and poems from Devils' Wine and Letters From Venice, the poet, playwright and theatre director Campbell Kay reflects on the practical, political and personal issues of using biography and autobiography in dramatising real lives.
The renowned novelist, poet, playwright, travel writer and essayist, D.H.Lawrence was born in Eastwood and spent his formative years in Nottinghamshire. A colossus of 20th century literature, with an international reputation, he frequently used autobiographical material to inform his writing particularly in his early novels The White Peacock and Sons and Lovers.
Perhaps less well known nowadays is Newark born Sir Donald Wolfit, last of the great actor-managers. Renowned for his over the top acting style and his larger than life personality, he ranked with Gielgud, Olivier, Redgrave and Richardson as one of the leading theatrical knights of the 20th century who, with his own theatre company, brought Shakespeare to the masses.
Tickets: £9 including a copy of the new publication Divine Mountebank (Wolfit) rrp £7.99
Interval: 20 minutes
All proceeds from this performance go to support the educational work of Nottingham Arts Theatre (Registered Charity 1085862)
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