Description for The Rehearsal
Paperback.
'There was something deadening about performing inside the concrete walls of the theatre. All along he felt something was missing. In this barn they can take Of Mice and Men further - where, he isn't quite sure, but finding out will be half the fun. It can't hurt to try.' In the spring of 1971 Will Bartlett, ambitious director of a small resident theatre, decides to invite the cast of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men to his farm for a month, giving them the opportunity to 'become' their characters. But he could not have predicted that his wife and daughter ... Read more
'There was something deadening about performing inside the concrete walls of the theatre. All along he felt something was missing. In this barn they can take Of Mice and Men further - where, he isn't quite sure, but finding out will be half the fun. It can't hurt to try.' In the spring of 1971 Will Bartlett, ambitious director of a small resident theatre, decides to invite the cast of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men to his farm for a month, giving them the opportunity to 'become' their characters. But he could not have predicted that his wife and daughter ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Piatkus
Condition
Used, Like New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780749932992
SKU
KMR0003914
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-3
Reviews for The Rehearsal
'Convincing, memorable... quietly defiant' New York Times Book Review 'Brilliantly told' OK Magazine 'A first novel of quiet distinction that lingers in the mind' Yorkshire Post