8 Hotels by Nicholas Wright

8 Hotels by Nicholas Wright

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A play about passion, suspicion and revenge, based on true events involving some of the twentieth century's most influential American artists.

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8 Hotels by Nicholas Wright

‘Iago only suspected it. I know.’ Celebrated actor, singer and political campaigner Paul Robeson is touring the United States of America as Othello. His Desdemona is the brilliant young actress Uta Hagen. Her husband, the Broadway star José Ferrer, plays Iago. The actors are all friends, but they are not all equals. As the tour progresses, onstage passions and offstage lives begin to blur. Revenge takes many forms and in post-war America it isn't always purely personal – it can be disturbingly political too. Based on true events, Nicholas Wright's play 8 Hotels was first staged at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, in 2019, in a production directed by Richard Eyre.

'Packed with intense passions.. intelligent entertainment'

* Broadway World *

'Elegantly provocative, alive with wiry delicacy'

* Independent *

'Compelling'

* WhatsOnStage *

'A fascinating slice of American theatrical and political history, which Wright has richly mined for its interconnections... ingenious'

* Exeunt Magazine *

'Explores with great subtlety the complexities of an infernal triangle'

* Guardian *

Nicholas Wright's original plays include Mrs Klein, Vincent in Brixton, The Reporter, Rattigan's Nijinsky and The Last of the Duchess.

SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9781848428553
ISBN 10 1848428553
Title 8 Hotels
Author Nicholas Wright
Series Nhb Modern Plays
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Nick Hern Books
Year published 2019-08-01
Number of pages 88
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.