Light Shining in Buckinghamshire
- Full Length Play, Drama, 17th Century
- 4M, 2F, 11M or F
- ISBN: 9781848424852
"It's picture of a society in chaos, people starving and in despair of a larger meaning to their suffering ... has an awful sense of contemporary prescience."
N.Y. Post
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- Time Period: 17th Century
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings, Bare Stage/Simple Set
In the aftermath of the Civil War, England stands at a crossroads. Food shortages, economic instability, and a corrupt political system threaten to plunge the country into darkness and despair.
The Parliament men who fought against the tyranny of the King now argue for stability and compromise, but the people are hungry for change.
For a brief moment, a group of rebels, preachers, soldiers and dissenters dare to imagine an age of hope, a new Jerusalem in which freedom will be restored to the land.
REVIEWS:
"It's picture of a society in chaos, people starving and in despair of a larger meaning to their suffering... has an awful sense of contemporary prescience."
N.Y. Post
Characters
- Casting: 4M, 2F, 11M or F
- Casting Attributes: Flexible casting
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Caryl Churchill's Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, set during the English Civil War, tells the story of the men and women who went into battle for the soul of England. Passionate, moving and provocative, it speaks of the revolution we never had and the legacy it left behind. |
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