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John Wain

JOHN WAIN

  (1925 - 1994)
Nationality:    English
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Born 1925 in Stoke-on-Trent. Read English at St John's College, Oxford, 1943-47. Lecturer in English at Reading University 1947-55. Oxford Professor of Poetry 1973-81. Freelance writer of poetry, novels, criticism and plays. Married twice, four sons. Died 1994.

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below is a list of John Wain's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Frank         Harry In the Night         Johnson Is Leaving

Frank

Frank
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Amber Lane Press, Ambergate, Derbyshire, 1984   978-0906399552

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Play/Drama

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Harry In the Night

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Harry's overwork and personal problems cause him to act out his conflicts in delerium in surreal emblematic situations. He finds new strength from the sense that he has skills and knowledge that are needed and so can respect himself.

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Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent    Aug 1975

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play with songs

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Johnson Is Leaving

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In 1974, John Wain, the poet, literary critic, novelist and playwright, wrote a biography of Samuel Johnson. It was considered one of the finest of its kind. Some ten years later, Wain met Bruce Purchase, the towering Shakespearean actor. They set about converting Johnson's story into a monodrama for Bruce to perform. Wain's exquisite prose will take audiences through 18th century cosmopolitan literary life. The play takes place on the last day of Johnson's life. Written in the present, Johnson prepares to die, with all the humour and the wit with which he lived.

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Monologue play

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