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5%OFFJack Shepherd - Through a Cloud - 9781854598448 - V9781854598448
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Through a Cloud

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Description for Through a Cloud Paperback. England 1656. The sense of freedom, following the execution of the King, is threatening to plunge the country into anarchy. Num Pages: 96 pages, ports. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122.

A battle of wits between Cromwell and John Milton, by the well-known actor Jack Shepherd.

1656. Two revolutionaries meet in the woods at Hampton Court: the blind poet, John Milton, and his long-term comrade, Oliver Cromwell. But after the bitter ravages of revolution, regicide and civil war, freedom is hard to come to terms with.

Jack Shepherd's play Through a Cloud was first staged at the Drum Theatre, Plymouth, in 2004.

Product Details

Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854598448
SKU
V9781854598448
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99-50

About Jack Shepherd
Jack Shepherd's other plays include In Lambeth and Half Moon. As a stage and TV actor, he is known for the BBC1 series Wycliffe and was in both the original National Theatre staging of The Mysteries in 1985 and the 1999 revival. Recently he starred in David Hare's trilogy, The Absence of War, at Birmingham Rep.

Reviews for Through a Cloud
'Manages to find not only humanity but also humour in two of the most important yet inscrutable figures in English history... maintains a grip on both the head and the heart'
Metro
'Orchestrates a fascinating clash between two types of revolutionary'
Independent
'Intriguing insight into life in England several years after the end of the bloody ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Through a Cloud


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