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South Downs

  • David Hare
  • Short Play, Drama, 1960s
  • 7M, 1F
  • ISBN: 9780571278299

1962: A public school on the South Downs. John Blakemore is a solitary boy who finds it impossible either to understand or adapt to the ways of the school.

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  • Short Play
  • Drama

  • Time Period: 1960s
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes
1962: A public school on the South Downs. John Blakemore is a solitary boy who finds it impossible either to understand or adapt to the ways of the school. His adolescent earnestness puts off teacher and pupil alike. And now suddenly he seems to be in danger of losing his only friend. 

David Hare's emotional play, written at the invitation of the Rattigan estate as a response to The Browning Version, is a meditation on faith, learning and teenage friendship, played against the backdrop of a Britain still fighting to maintain an established rule.

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  • Casting: 7M, 1F

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1962: A public school on the South Downs. John Blakemore is a solitary boy who finds it impossible either to understand or adapt to the ways of the school. His adolescent earnestness puts off teacher and pupil alike. And now suddenly he seems to be in danger of losing his only friend. 

David Hare's emotional play, written at the invitation of the Rattigan estate as a response to The Browning Version, is a meditation on faith, learning and teenage friendship, played against the backdrop of a Britain still fighting to maintain an established rule.

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