Breaking the Code by Hugh Whitemore
Derek Jacobi took London and Broadway by storm in this exceptional biographical drama about a man who broke too many codes: the eccentric genius Alan Turing who played a major role in winning the World War I; he broke the complex German code called Enigma, enabling allied forces to foresee German manoeuvres. Since his work was classified top secret for years after the war, no one knew how much was owed to him when he was put on trial for breaking another code the taboo against homosexuality. Turing, who was also the first to conceive of computers, was convicted of the criminal act of homosexuality and sentenced to undergo hormone treatments which left him physically and mentally debilitated. He died a suicide, forgotten and alone. This play is about who he was, what happened to him and why.Hugh Whitemore began his career writing original dramas for British television, winning Writers' Guild Awards twice. He's also written for American television, including Hidden Enemies, a four-hour miniseries on the Alger Hiss case that received an Emmy for best mini-series. He was nominated for an Emmy for his adaptation of The Last Days, a book by Carl Bernstein and Robert Woodward about President Richard Nixon. Before starting his career as a director, Anthony Banks studied English at Kings College and directing at RADA. He served as an associate director at the National Theatre until 2014, commissioning and creating plays for NT Connections. Anthony also teaches workshops on directing new plays and writes to theatre-related books and magazines.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780573690860 |
| ISBN 10 | 0573690863 |
| Title | Breaking the Code |
| Author | Hugh Whitemore |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Samuel French, Inc. |
| Year published | 2010-08-24 |
| Number of pages | 120 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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