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Another Country

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  10m

Julian Mitchell

"Subtle [and] absorbing." - London Daily Mail.

"A genuinely exciting political play. His acerbic wit finds a perfect match in the precocious self importance of his subjects." - Time Out.

Another Country

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    10m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior

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Summary
Another Country is set in an English public school in the early 1930's where future leaders are being prepared for their roles in the ruling class. Two of the central characters are outsiders: Guy Bennett is coming to terms with homosexuality and Tommy Judd is a committed Marxist. Judd wants to abolish the whole system of British life; Bennett wants a successful career within it. The school and the system have traditional ways of dealing with rebels.
History
Another Country was first presented at the Greenwich Theatre in London on November 5, 1981. It was directed by Stuart Burge.
Cast Attributes
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Performing Groups
GUY BENNETT - seventeen year-old boy in Gascoigne's house
TOMMY JUDD - seventeen year-old boy in Gascoigne's house
DONALD DEVENISH - seventeen year-old boy in Gascoigne's house
JIM MENZIES - house prefect
FOWLER - house prefect
SANDERSON - house prefect
BARCLAY - head of house and member of Twenty Two
DELAHAY - member of Twenty Two
WHARTON - a gay man
VAUGHAN CUNNINGHAM - a literary intellectual in his forties
  • Time Period 1930s
  • Setting Summer, in the early 1930's. An English Public School.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

"Subtle [and] absorbing." - London Daily Mail.

"A genuinely exciting political play. His acerbic wit finds a perfect match in the precocious self importance of his subjects." - Time Out.

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $120 per performance

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