Edward Gant's amazing feats of loneliness : as transcribed by Mr Anthony Neilson for the illustrious Theatre Royal, Plymouth this year of Our Lord, 1881 / Anthony Neilson.
| Author/creator | Neilson, Anthony |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | London : Methuen Drama, 2009. |
| Description | 1 online resource (68 pages) : illustrations. |
| Supplemental Content | Drama online |
| Summary | A bizarre series of sketches inspired by Victorian travelling shows, 'Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness' is a curious miscellany of tricks, jokes and melancholy. In 1881, the famed and enigmatic impresario Mr Edward Gant presented his renowned travelling show for the final time: a spectacle of grotesquery, tastelessness, black comedy, mystery and magic realism presided over by an opiate-addicted actor. Neilson has reconstructed this intriguing and fantastic historical event, offering a strange and beautiful exploration of sadness and mortality and probing the nature of theatre and spectacle. With a cast that includes a girl whose face sprouts pearls and a teddy bear desperate for an imaginary cup of tea, it is a theatrical piece combining the melodrama, extravagance and painful loneliness that characterised a Victorian freak show. It was first performed in 2002 at The Theatre Royal, Plymouth. |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version : 9781408119525 |
| Genre/form | Drama. |
| Standard identifier# | 10.5040/9781408167410.00000003 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |