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All the King's Men (Warren)

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  4w, 14m

Robert Penn Warren

Robert Penn Warren’s stage adaptation of his celebrated novel chronicles the dramatic and theatrical political rise and fall of a cynical populist in the 1930s American South.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 14m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Literature)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Adapted from his Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 novel, Robert Penn Warren’s stage play chronicles the dramatic political rise and fall of a cynical populist in the 1930s American South. This version of the widely known work had a highly successful off-Broadway run during the 1959 season.
Performing Groups
  • Time Period 1930s
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)

Media

“The most engrossing drama seen off-Broadway in months.” – New York World Telegram & Sun

“Willie in all his personal relationships is a fascinating man and often a winning man, too… What is right and what is wrong? Mr. Warren makes a stimulating inquiry into that troublesome question.” – New York Times

All the King’s Men went off with a roofshaking bang… This is the most engrossing drama seen off-Broadway in months.” – New York World Telegram & Sun

“This drama by Robert Penn Warren is a blockbuster. It is a major off-Broadway event…A subtle and rich study of man in society.” – Cue Magazine

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Robert Penn Warren

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