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Ben and Imo

  • Mark Ravenhill
  • Full Length Play, Drama, 1950s
  • 1M, 1F
  • ISBN: 9780573000744

The true story of the passionate partnership between Benjamin Britten and Imogen Holst.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: 1950s
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set
To mark the occasion of the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Benjamin Britten is commissioned to write an opera in nine months about Elizabeth I. The disheartened composer enlists the help of Imogen Holst, daughter of Gustav and an accomplished musician in her own right. Her can-do attitude works to balance the often-maddening Britten, and what first begins as an arrangement of musical assistance, turns into a friendship that sees Gloriana to its premiere.

Originally written to mark the centenary of Britten’s birth and performed on BBC Radio 3 in 2013, Mark Ravenhill’s Ben and Imo is a powerful play that explores the brilliant yet often turbulent working relationship of two of the 20th Century’s greatest musical minds.
REVIEWS:

"Pitch perfect."

East Midlands Theatre

"Playful and finely tuned."

Daily Mail

"Finely crafted."

The Observer

"Utterly sublime."

The Reviews Hub

"Tasteful."

The Stage

Premiere Production: Ben and Imo was originally written to mark the centenary of Britten's birth and performed on BBC Radio 3 in 2013. The stage version was first produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, on 21 February 2024.

Characters

  • Casting: 1M, 1F

  • BENJAMIN BRITTEN
    IMOGEN HOLST

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    To mark the occasion of the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Benjamin Britten is commissioned to write an opera in nine months about Elizabeth I. The disheartened composer enlists the help of Imogen Holst, daughter of Gustav and an accomplished musician in her own right. Her can-do attitude works to balance the often-maddening Britten, and what first begins as an arrangement of musical assistance, turns into a friendship that sees Gloriana to its premiere.

    Originally written to mark the centenary of Britten’s birth and performed on BBC Radio 3 in 2013, Mark Ravenhill’s Ben and Imo is a powerful play that explores the brilliant yet often turbulent working relationship of two of the 20th Century’s greatest musical minds.

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