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The play originally opened at the [[Hampstead Theatre|Hampstead Theatre Club]] in 1967. It then ran at the [[John Golden Theater]] in [[New York City]], and had a 400 performance run at the [[Criterion Theatre]] in [[London]]. Following a 1974 run at New York's [[Booth Theatre]], the play was toured globally. At the end of the tour in 1979, Dotrice had completed over 1700 performances.<ref>http://www.cinemind.com/aubrey |
The play originally opened at the [[Hampstead Theatre|Hampstead Theatre Club]] in 1967. It then ran at the [[John Golden Theater]] in [[New York City]], and had a 400 performance run at the [[Criterion Theatre]] in [[London]]. Following a 1974 run at New York's [[Booth Theatre]], the play was toured globally. At the end of the tour in 1979, Dotrice had completed over 1700 performances.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cinemind.com/aubrey |title=Roy Dotrice in "Brief Lives" on DVD |access-date=2018-12-08 |archive-date=2019-02-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218122312/http://www.cinemind.com/aubrey/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Outside of Broadway and the West End, the play was produced at Canada's [[Stratford Festival]] in 1980 with [[Douglas Rain]] as Aubrey.<ref>{{cite book |author=Alan B. Somerset |title=The Stratford Festival Story |publisher=Greenwood Press |date=1991 |isbn=0-313-27804-0}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/AboutUs/OurHistory/PastProductions|title = Past Productions | Stratford Festival Official Website}}</ref> |
Outside of Broadway and the West End, the play was produced at Canada's [[Stratford Festival]] in 1980 with [[Douglas Rain]] as Aubrey.<ref>{{cite book |author=Alan B. Somerset |title=The Stratford Festival Story |publisher=Greenwood Press |date=1991 |isbn=0-313-27804-0}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/AboutUs/OurHistory/PastProductions|title = Past Productions | Stratford Festival Official Website}}</ref> |
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| Written by | Patrick Garland |
| Date premiered | 1967 |
| Original language | English |
Brief Lives is a British play about John Aubrey, a 17th-century Englishman who met and kept accounts of many of the famous men of his day, including René Descartes, Thomas Hobbes and Christopher Wren.[1] It premiered in 1967 and became one of the most successful one person shows in history. Roy Dotrice played Aubrey in many productions.[2]
The play came out of an episode about Aubrey in Famous Gossips (1965), the BBC television series Garland made with Alan Bennett.[3]
The play was profiled in the William Goldman book The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway.
Productions
[edit]The play originally opened at the Hampstead Theatre Club in 1967. It then ran at the John Golden Theater in New York City, and had a 400 performance run at the Criterion Theatre in London. Following a 1974 run at New York's Booth Theatre, the play was toured globally. At the end of the tour in 1979, Dotrice had completed over 1700 performances.[4]
Outside of Broadway and the West End, the play was produced at Canada's Stratford Festival in 1980 with Douglas Rain as Aubrey.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Playbill for 1967 New York production accessed 15 June 2013
- ^ Tim Walker, "Two old stagers find vigour in Brief Lives", The Spectator 30 January 2008 accessed 15 June 2013
- ^ Obituary in The Guardian 22 April 2013 accessed 15 June 2013
- ^ "Roy Dotrice in "Brief Lives" on DVD". Archived from the original on 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ Alan B. Somerset (1991). The Stratford Festival Story. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-27804-0.
- ^ "Past Productions | Stratford Festival Official Website".