Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness!

Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness!

Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness!

Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness!

Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness!

Overview

Prodigy, soldier, traveller, poet but always and ever a showman! In 1881 Mr. Edward Gant presented his famed travelling show for the very last time. Produced in 2009 at the Headlong Theatre, Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness! is a reconstruction of this historic and extraordinary evening of mystery and magic, spectacle and strangeness. A funny and theatrical exploration of beauty, morality, and wonder.

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Authors

Anthony Neilson

Anthony Neilson (b. 1967, Edinburgh) is a Scottish playwright and director. His breakthrough show Normal: The Dusseldorf Ripper was produced at the Edinburgh Theatre Festival in 1991. Other shows include The Wonderful World of Dissocia (2004), Realism (2006) and Orson Welles ...
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