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Diary of a Nobody
George & Weedon Grossmith
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Description for Diary of a Nobody
Paperback. A hilarious new stage adaptation of the classic comic novel. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 140.
Charles Pooter of Upper Holloway, a middle-class clerk with social aspirations far beyond his status, has decided the world deserves to hear his diary. He has one night, a troupe of actors and an empty stage to impart the woes of his humdrum existence to anyone who will listen.
Adapted by Hugh Osborne from the Victorian comedy of manners, Diary of a Nobody features a small cast uproariously recreating the trials and tribulations of Pooter’s daily grind in Victorian London.
Premiered at Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton, in March 2011, this highly energetic adaptation is also ideal for ... Read more
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848424043
SKU
V9781848424043
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About George & Weedon Grossmith
George and Weedon Grossmith were brothers, best remembered for their 1892 comic novel, The Diary of a Nobody, which they co-authored, with illustrations by Weedon. George Grossmith was also famous as a music hall performer (he created a series of memorable characters in the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan), and as a writer and composer. Hugh ... Read more
Reviews for Diary of a Nobody
'Sensational... It's a rare ability to render an audience helpless with laughter and crying with emotion at the same moment. Hugh Osborne's new adaptation of the Victorian comic classic The Diary of a Nobody has this ability in spades'
WhatsOnStage
'Gloriously funny... possesses heaps of irreverent originality'
Telegraph
'This madcap show is inventive and funny'
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WhatsOnStage
'Gloriously funny... possesses heaps of irreverent originality'
Telegraph
'This madcap show is inventive and funny'
... Read more