| 1936: Berlin and Other Plays Contributor(s): McNab, Tom (Author), Lee, Jenny (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1912430118 ISBN-13: 9781912430116 Publisher: Aurora Metro Books OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Performing Arts | Theater - General - Performing Arts | Television - Genres - Drama |
| Dewey: 822.914 |
| LCCN: 2019452162 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.8" W x 8.2" (0.55 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 1936: Berlin Set in the run up to the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, at the height of Hitler's rise to power. 1936: Berlintells the story of the legendary Jesse Owens and of a young German Jewish athlete, Greta Bergmann and the Irish American who fought for a boycott of the Games because of Hitler's treatment of the Jews and nearly won. A play about international politics and infighting, greed and naked ambition. 1936: Berlin premiered at the Arcola Theatre in London in 2010 with four star reviews, and featured as part of the Cultural Olympiad in London 2012. Orwell on Jura A vivid portrait of the ailing Orwell as he struggles to complete his final novel 1984. In his dreams he is visited by the characters of his past works who address him for the last time. Whisper in the Heart Valencia 1955 and a down-at-heel Orson Welles engages another troubled soul, Leni Riefenstahl to assist him in a pelota-based BBC documentary. Two of the greatest filmmakers of their day share the peaks and troughs of their troubled lives. 1936: Berlin As Nazi Germany prepares for the greatest propaganda success of the decade - the Berlin Olympics - American sport considers a boycott. In the USA, journalist William Shirer takes the lid off the political infighting and the dilemma faced by legendary athlete Jesse Owens. |