Redlands by Charlotte Jones
A riotous fictional account of a bizarre English court case and an iconic cultural turning point. These kids - they're taking over the world - they're the new aristocracy, man, and the Establishment just don't like it. 1967. Keith Richards' country house in deepest West Sussex. The Rolling Stones and their entourage are enjoying a bohemian night in when the constabulary arrive and charge Keith and Mick Jagger with drugs offences. Michael Havers, leading QC and future attorney general, is persuaded to defend them in court. In all the furore, Michael's teenage son Nigel, an aspiring actor, is drawn into Marianne Faithfull's seductive world. As the sixties revolution sweeps into the quiet market town of Chichester, the relationship between father and son falls under the spotlight. Charlotte Jones's Redlands opened at Chichester Festival Theatre in September 2024.
Charlotte Jones has written seven previous stage plays: Airswimming, In Flame, Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis, Humble Boy, The Dark, The Lightning Play and The Meeting. She won the Critics' Circle Most Promising Playwright Award, 1999. Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis won the Pearson TV Best New Play Award and Manchester Evening News Best New Play Award, 1999. Humble Boy won the Critics' Circle Best New Play, 2001, Susan Smith Blackburn Award, People's Choice Best New Play, 2001, and was nominated for an Olivier Award and a Drama Desk Award. It ran at the National Theatre and in the West End and has since been produced all over the world. She wrote the book for Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical of Wilkie Collins' novel The Woman in White (lyrics by David Zippel) which ran in the West End and on Broadway. She has also written extensively for TV, film and radio. She is an Honorary Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571394982 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571394981 |
| Title | Redlands |
| Author | Charlotte Jones |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2024-09-26 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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