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Second from Last in the Sack Race

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 3m, 20any gender (adult)

Michael Birch, David Nobbs

Second from Last in the Sack Race
by Michael Birch
Adapted from the novel by David Nobbs

This play traces the ups and downs in the life of Henry Pratt. Born in 1935, Henry's childhood is disrupted first by war, then by the death of his mother and father. Henry is packed off to prep school and then public school and then lives with grown-up cousin Hilda.

Second from Last in the Sack Race

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    2w, 3m, 20any gender (adult)
  • SubGenre
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    Adaptations (Literature)

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Summary
This play traces the ups and downs in the life of Henry Pratt. Born in 1935, Henry's childhood is disrupted first by war, then by the death of his mother and father. Henry is packed off to prep school and then public school and then lives with grown-up cousin Hilda. The play ends in 1953, as he begins his National Service. David Nobbs is well known as a TV writer of quality and this play was screened under the title The Life and Times of Henry Pratt.
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M20 F12, 2M or F. Can be played by M3 F2.

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Michael Birch

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David Nobbs

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