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Their Very Own and Golden City

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  3w, 17m

NOTICE: Please be advised, this title is from the Samuel French Vault and is made from a scan of an archived manuscript. We hope you’ll treasure this glimpse into theatre history.

Their Very Own and Golden City

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 17m

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Summary
Four working-class youngsters enter Durham Cathedral to spend the day sketching. Bravely they discuss the future and how they will be called upon to make it. They even go into detail—and as they do—we flash forward. We move through apprenticeship, civic work, the war, the post-war hopes, the let-down, the decision to take up the project of building the cities themselves, the compromises.
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Arnold Wesker

Arnold Wesker, considered one of the key figures in 20th Century drama, is the author of 44 plays, 4 volumes of short stories, 2 volumes of essays, an autobiography, a book on journalism, a children's book, extensive journalism, poetry and other assorted writings. He was born ...

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