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Synopsis
Based on Bertrand Russell’s three volume Autobiography, the elderly English philosopher looks back on his life. A keen political activist and social critic, he has lived through a changing century and two world wars. Here, he looks back on his experiences and pits them against the violent dogmatism and growing nuclear threat that darkens the contemporary world.
Show Information
- Book
- Tom Attea
- Based on the Play/Book/Film
- The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- Genres
- Drama, Historical/Biographical
- Settings
- Simple/No Set
- Time & Place
- England, 1960s
- Cast Size
- small
- Ideal For
- Small Cast, Star Vehicle Male, All-Male Cast, Includes Mature Adult, Elderly Characters
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