55 Days

Fiction & Literature, Drama, British & Irish, Nonfiction, Entertainment
Cover of the book 55 Days by Howard Brenton, Nick Hern Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Howard Brenton ISBN: 9781780011851
Publisher: Nick Hern Books Publication: November 15, 2012
Imprint: Nick Hern Books Language: English
Author: Howard Brenton
ISBN: 9781780011851
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Publication: November 15, 2012
Imprint: Nick Hern Books
Language: English

A gripping historical drama that dramatises a crucial moment of English history. Premiered at Hampstead Theatre in October 2012.

December 1648. The Army has occupied London. Parliament votes not to put the imprisoned king on trial, so the Army moves against Westminster in the first and only military coup in English history. What follows over the next fifty-five days, as Cromwell seeks to compromise with a king who will do no such thing, is nothing less than the forging of a new nation, an entirely new world.

Howard Brenton's play depicts the dangerous and dramatic days when, in a country exhausted by Civil War, a few great men attempt to think the unthinkable: to create a country without a king.

'A forgotten era of revolutionary British history is fascinatingly unlocked... electrifying.' Whatonstage.com

'[A] confident and idea-packed piece... It could have been a dour history lesson. Instead it engages with the present, raising some pungent questions about the kind of democracy we have in Britain today.' Evening Standard

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A gripping historical drama that dramatises a crucial moment of English history. Premiered at Hampstead Theatre in October 2012.

December 1648. The Army has occupied London. Parliament votes not to put the imprisoned king on trial, so the Army moves against Westminster in the first and only military coup in English history. What follows over the next fifty-five days, as Cromwell seeks to compromise with a king who will do no such thing, is nothing less than the forging of a new nation, an entirely new world.

Howard Brenton's play depicts the dangerous and dramatic days when, in a country exhausted by Civil War, a few great men attempt to think the unthinkable: to create a country without a king.

'A forgotten era of revolutionary British history is fascinatingly unlocked... electrifying.' Whatonstage.com

'[A] confident and idea-packed piece... It could have been a dour history lesson. Instead it engages with the present, raising some pungent questions about the kind of democracy we have in Britain today.' Evening Standard

More books from Nick Hern Books

Cover of the book Pentecost (NHB Modern Plays) by Howard Brenton
Cover of the book Playing the Mask by Howard Brenton
Cover of the book Angels (NHB Modern Plays) by Howard Brenton
Cover of the book Sweet William by Howard Brenton
Cover of the book Disco Pigs & Sucking Dublin (NHB Modern Plays) by Howard Brenton
Cover of the book House + Amongst the Reeds: two plays (NHB Modern Plays) by Howard Brenton
Cover of the book Drama Menu by Howard Brenton
Cover of the book When the Rain Stops Falling (NHB Modern Plays) by Howard Brenton
Cover of the book Rebecca Hall on Rosalind (Shakespeare on Stage) by Howard Brenton
Cover of the book Michael Pennington on Timon of Athens (Shakespeare On Stage) by Howard Brenton
Cover of the book The Unmanageable Sisters (NHB Modern Plays) by Howard Brenton
Cover of the book Yous Two (NHB Modern Plays) by Howard Brenton
Cover of the book After the Dance (The Rattigan Collection) by Howard Brenton
Cover of the book Misty (NHB Modern Plays) by Howard Brenton
Cover of the book Princess & The Hustler (NHB Modern Plays) by Howard Brenton
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy