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The Browning Version
Short Play, Drama / 2w, 5m
In Rattigan's celebrated play, teacher Andrew Crocker retires after 18 years as a classics professor at an English boys' school, forcing a reevaluation of his past, his marriage and his future.
Image: 2009 Theatre Royal Bath Production (Tristram Kenton)
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Cast Size
2w, 5m -
Duration
75 Minutes -
Suggested Use
- UIL Approved
- Competition or Audition Material
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Target Audience
Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)
Details
Summary
Regarded by many as Rattigan’s finest work, this 1948 play enjoyed several successful revivals and inspired two films and several television adaptations. After 18 years as classic teacher at an English boys’ school, Andrew Crocker-Harris is retiring due to ill health. His young wife Millie despises him for his failures and finds consolation with Frank, a younger teacher. As he bids farewell to his students, Crocker-Harris contemplates his life’s work, reflects on his marriage, and considers his future.
History
Keywords
Performing Groups
- Time Period 1940s/WWII
- Setting The sitting room of the Crocker-Harris’s flat at a public school in the south of England. 1948.
- Features Period Costumes
- Duration 75 Minutes
Media
“A masterpiece.” - New York Journal American
Photos
Image: 2009 Theatre Royal Bath Production (Tristram Kenton)
Licensing & Materials
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Authors
Terence Rattigan
Born in London on the 10th June 1911, Terence Rattigan (1911–1977) was educated at Harrow (Scholar) from 1925 to 1930 and Trinity College, Oxford (History Scholarship) BA to 1933. He served as a flight Lieutenant in the Central Command, RAF from 1940 to 1945. In 1934 he had b ...