Victoria & Abdul by Lee Hall

Victoria & Abdul by Lee Hall

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Summary

Victoria & Abdul tells the extraordinary true story of Queen Victoria's relationship with Abdul Karim, her Muslim manservant, who travelled from India to present a ceremonial medal as part of the Queen's Golden Jubilee but within months became her personal teacher of Urdu and dedicated spiritual advisor.

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Victoria & Abdul by Lee Hall

The film script, based on the extraordinary true story of Queen Victoria's relationship with Abdul Karim, her Muslim manservant.
Born in Newcastle in 1966. Started writing for Radio in 1995 winning awards for I Luv You Jimmy Spud, Spoonface Steinberg and Blood Sugar which all made the journey to other media, his screenplay for Billy Elliot was nominated for an Oscar and was adapted into a multi-award winning stage musical. He has worked as writer in residence for Live Theatre, Newcastle and the RSC and has adapted many plays for the stage including Goldoni's A Servant to Two Masters (Young Vic/RSC), Brecht's Mr Puntila and his Man Matti (Right Size/ Almeida) and Heijermans' The Good Hope (RNT). He is currently working with Roger Waters on a stage adaptation of The Wall.
SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780571342228
ISBN 10 0571342221
Title Victoria & Abdul
Author Lee Hall
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 2017-10-05
Number of pages 112
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.