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Destiny

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  3w, 13m

David Edgar

The production of this play established David Edgar as a major playwright, one of the most important of the young generation of dramatists to emerge out of the 'portable' theatre movement of the late sixties.

Destiny

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 13m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
The play opens in 1947 as British soldiers reluctantly celebrate the independence of India, then moves to a West Midlands town in 1876 where a by-election is being held against a background of industrial trouble over Asian labour. The race problem becomes a dominant feature in the contest in which a new party, the Nation Forward, is involved. As the play closes Adolf Hilter appears, with a pertinent comment. 
M13 F3
  • Time Period 1970s, 1940s / WWII
  • Setting Various settings on open stage.

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David Edgar

David Edgar
David Edgar was born in Birmingham on 26 February 1948. He was educated at Oundle School and read Drama at Manchester University. After a short career in journalism, he took up writing full-time in 1972. His plays include The National Interest (1971), Excuses Excuses (1972), ...
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