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Wilderness

Short Play, Drama  /  1w, 3m

Steve Hennessy

Wilderness
by Steve Hennessy

This is the story of William Chester Minor, one time surgeon in the American Union Army. After murdering a complete stranger in Lambeth in 1872 he was incarcerated in Broadmoor, where he became a major contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary. Pa…

Wilderness

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 3m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Biography, Period, Docudrama/Historic
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior

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This is the story of William Chester Minor, one time surgeon in the American Union Army. After murdering a complete stranger in Lambeth in 1872 he was incarcerated in Broadmoor, where he became a major contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary. Part of Lullabies of Broadmoor, A Broadmoor Quartet. (see The Demon Box; Venus at Broadmoor; The Murder Club)
  • Time Period 19th Century
  • Setting Various simple settings
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Cautions
    • Intense Adult Themes

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