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Howard Brenton and David Hare Comedy25m, 5f, extras (doubling possible) Winner of the 1986 Society of West End Theatres Award for Best New Play, this modern Jonsonian comedy of menace took London by storm. Pravda is about our western free press, which, as the authors point out, is about as free as the literal Soviet Pravda of the title. Dominating the play is Lambert Le Roux, one of the great stage characters in recent drama. Le Roux is a charming but totally unscrupulous South African newspaper magnate bent, it seems, on dominating England's press as he has elsewhere in the world. As we see Le Roux accomplish his aims, we see also how the press is not the organ of truth we like to think it is. The dissemination of the truth is no longer its primary goal under the 'Lambert Le Rouxs' of our World. What is important now is what sells. Anthony Hopkins originated the role of Le Roux to great acclaim. "A savagely bitchy and often wildly funny evening."-Punch "A magnificent epic drama."-Financial Times FEE: $100 per performance. Shipping note: This title will ship from an alternate warehouse and additional shipping and handling charges may apply. This title is available as a pre-pay item only and may not be returned or exchanged. Purchase Orders will not be accepted for this title.
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