Forty Years on

Forty Years on

by Alan Bennett (Author)

Synopsis

Taking the form of an end-of-term play at a minor public school, Forty Years On presents a satirical review of recent English history. The play was first performed in 1968 with John Gielgud and Bennett himself in the leading roles. Getting On is about the personal life of a Labour MP and won the Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy in 1971. Also included in this book is the play Habeous Corpus , a witty farce set in Brighton's plush area of Hove and Enjoy which uncannily foresaw the attitudes to English working-class life now enshrined in the theme parks of the UK. The author of the plays also provides an introduction to the background and writing of each play.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: Revised edition
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 19 Aug 1991

ISBN 10: 0571162843
ISBN 13: 9780571162840