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Rattigan and Gielgud's dramatization of Dickens is set during the French Revolution in London and Paris, using a flexible ensemble to portray its many roles. Gielgud planned to play Sydney Carton and several other characters.
William Baker, a former professor disgraced by a student scandal, works in a minor publishing post and remains at the center of a demanding circle of friends. When a young author offers him a senior job in Geneva, his friends react to the prospect of his leaving, and William reveals the truth behind his fall from academia.
At a Suffolk weekend cottage, furniture manufacturer Stanley and his wife Louise clash with their son Clive over culture, ambition and family expectations. Their daughter’s young German tutor, Walter, unsettles the household and exposes its resentments; after Clive’s false accusation and Walter’s attempted suicide, the family rallies to save him.
A solo theatrical recital arranges speeches from Shakespeare’s plays into three parts—Youth, Manhood and Old Age—to trace the journey of life from birth to death.
Rose, a wealthy woman living near Cannes, has married several men for money before falling for a young ballet dancer. At his choreographer’s urging, she gives him up for the sake of his career; he returns when she is dying of tuberculosis.
Rattigan and Gielgud's dramatization of Dickens is set during the French Revolution in London and Paris, using a flexible ensemble to portray its many roles. Gielgud planned to play Sydney Carton and several other characters.
William Baker, a former professor disgraced by a student scandal, works in a minor publishing post and remains at the center of a demanding circle of friends. When a young author offers him a senior job in Geneva, his friends react to the prospect of his leaving, and William reveals the truth behind his fall from academia.
At a Suffolk weekend cottage, furniture manufacturer Stanley and his wife Louise clash with their son Clive over culture, ambition and family expectations. Their daughter’s young German tutor, Walter, unsettles the household and exposes its resentments; after Clive’s false accusation and Walter’s attempted suicide, the family rallies to save him.
A solo theatrical recital arranges speeches from Shakespeare’s plays into three parts—Youth, Manhood and Old Age—to trace the journey of life from birth to death.
Rose, a wealthy woman living near Cannes, has married several men for money before falling for a young ballet dancer. At his choreographer’s urging, she gives him up for the sake of his career; he returns when she is dying of tuberculosis.