Journey's End: Play (Acting Edition S.) - Softcover

Sherriff, R. C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0573040036 ISBN 13: 9780573040030

Publisher: Samuel French Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Casting: 10 m / Scenery: Interior

The greatest of all English war plays, Journey's End shows the effect of war on a group of young officers. The play is a tragic and moving piece for advanced casts.

About this title

About the Author:

R.C. Sherriff (1896-1975) joined the army shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, serving as a captain in the East Surrey regiment. After the war, an interest in amateur theatricals led him to try his hand at writing. Following rejection by many theatre managements, Journey's End was given a single performance by the Incorporated Stage Society, in which Lawrence Olivier took the lead role. The play's enormous success enabled Sherriff to become a full-time writer, with plays such as Badger's Green (1930), St Helena (1935), and The Long Sunset (1955); though he is also remembered as a screenplay writer, for films such as The Invisible Man (1933), Goodbye Mr Chips (1933) and The Dam Busters (1955).

About this edition

• Publisher: Samuel French Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0573040036
• ISBN 13: 9780573040030
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152