Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness

Fiction & Literature, Drama, Nonfiction, Entertainment
Cover of the book Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness by Mr Anthony Neilson, Bloomsbury Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Mr Anthony Neilson ISBN: 9781408125700
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: May 1, 2014
Imprint: Methuen Drama Language: English
Author: Mr Anthony Neilson
ISBN: 9781408125700
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: May 1, 2014
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Language: English

'Ladies and gentlemen, as some of you may know, my name is Edward Gant: prodigy, soldier, traveller, poet - but always and ever a showman.'

In 1881, the famed and enigmatic impresario Mr Edward Gant presented his renowned travelling show for the final time. The opiate-addicted actor manager showcased his troupe creating a spectacle of grotesquery, black comedy, mystery and magic realism. Over a century later, playwright Anthony Neilson has reconstructed this intriguing and fantastic historical event in a theatrical piece that combines the melodrama and extravagance with the painful loneliness that characterised a Victorian freak show. Neilson's play offers a strange and beautiful exploration of sadness and mortality, probing even the nature of theatre itself.

'Without further ado, I present for your astonishment the Extraordinary! The Terrible! The AMAZING FEATS OF LONELINESS.'

Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness was first produced at the Drum Theatre, Plymouth, in 2002, and was revived by Headlong Theatre and the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, in February 2009.

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

'Ladies and gentlemen, as some of you may know, my name is Edward Gant: prodigy, soldier, traveller, poet - but always and ever a showman.'

In 1881, the famed and enigmatic impresario Mr Edward Gant presented his renowned travelling show for the final time. The opiate-addicted actor manager showcased his troupe creating a spectacle of grotesquery, black comedy, mystery and magic realism. Over a century later, playwright Anthony Neilson has reconstructed this intriguing and fantastic historical event in a theatrical piece that combines the melodrama and extravagance with the painful loneliness that characterised a Victorian freak show. Neilson's play offers a strange and beautiful exploration of sadness and mortality, probing even the nature of theatre itself.

'Without further ado, I present for your astonishment the Extraordinary! The Terrible! The AMAZING FEATS OF LONELINESS.'

Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness was first produced at the Drum Theatre, Plymouth, in 2002, and was revived by Headlong Theatre and the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, in February 2009.

More books from Bloomsbury Publishing

Cover of the book How Life Imitates Chess by Mr Anthony Neilson
Cover of the book The Art of Falling by Mr Anthony Neilson
Cover of the book Crazy in the Kitchen by Mr Anthony Neilson
Cover of the book Quebec 1759 by Mr Anthony Neilson
Cover of the book Climate Change in Human History by Mr Anthony Neilson
Cover of the book The Fate of the Species by Mr Anthony Neilson
Cover of the book Lucy and the Magic Crystal by Mr Anthony Neilson
Cover of the book Art and Emergency by Mr Anthony Neilson
Cover of the book The Land of Canaan in the Late Bronze Age by Mr Anthony Neilson
Cover of the book Borges' Short Stories by Mr Anthony Neilson
Cover of the book Measuring Damages in the Law of Obligations by Mr Anthony Neilson
Cover of the book Kicking Off by Mr Anthony Neilson
Cover of the book The Rice Paddy Navy by Mr Anthony Neilson
Cover of the book A Forum for Peace by Mr Anthony Neilson
Cover of the book Vision and Values in Design Management by Mr Anthony Neilson
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