Through a Cloud
- Full Length Play, Drama, 1960s
- 3M, 1F
- ISBN: 9781854598448
A battle of wits between Cromwell and John Milton, by the well-known actor Jack Shepherd.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- Time Period: 1960s
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Exterior Set
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre
1656. Two revolutionaries meet in the woods at Hampton Court: the blind poet, John Milton, and his long-term comrade, Oliver Cromwell. But after the bitter ravages of revolution, regicide and civil war, freedom is hard to come to terms with.
Jack Shepherd's play Through a Cloud was first staged at the Drum Theatre, Plymouth, in 2004.
REVIEWS:
"Manages to find not only humanity but also humour in two of the most important yet inscrutable figures in English history... maintains a grip on both the head and the heart."
Metro
"Orchestrates a fascinating clash between two types of revolutionary."
Independent
"Intriguing insight into life in England several years after the end of the bloody civil war... outstanding."
Evening Mail
Characters
- Casting: 3M, 1F
- Casting Notes: Plus 1 non-speaking male
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