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Dancing on the Edge
Stephen Poliakoff
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Description for Dancing on the Edge
Paperback. Series: Screen and Cinema. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 414.
Set in a time of immense change, Dancing on the Edge tells the story of a black jazz group, the Louis Lester Band, as they rise to fame, entertaining guests at exclusive high society gatherings in 1930s London. While many recoil at the presence of black musicians in polite society, the capital's more progressive socialites, including younger members of the Royal Family, take the band under their wing. In this explosive five-part series, Stephen Poliakoff returns to television with his most ambitious work to date. Dancing on the Edge provides a new angle on an extraordinary time in history, ... Read more
Set in a time of immense change, Dancing on the Edge tells the story of a black jazz group, the Louis Lester Band, as they rise to fame, entertaining guests at exclusive high society gatherings in 1930s London. While many recoil at the presence of black musicians in polite society, the capital's more progressive socialites, including younger members of the Royal Family, take the band under their wing. In this explosive five-part series, Stephen Poliakoff returns to television with his most ambitious work to date. Dancing on the Edge provides a new angle on an extraordinary time in history, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408185599
SKU
V9781408185599
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About Stephen Poliakoff
Stephen Poliakoff is one of Britain's most prolific and decorated writers. He has won a BAFTA for Best Single Play for Caught on a Train in 1980, the Evening Standard's Best British Film Award for Close My Eyes in 1992, The Critics' Circle Best Play Award for Blinded by the Sun in 1996 and the Prix Italia and the Royal ... Read more
Reviews for Dancing on the Edge
A propulsive whodunnit ... hurtling towards a resolution with panache and surprise ... In Dancing on the Edge, Poliakoff has constructed a believable world, spanning turbulent class divides, and has shown how breaking convention (and the march of progress) come at the risk of losing the safety and comfort of the old ways.
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