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The play came out of an episode about Aubrey in ''Famous Gossips'' (1965), the BBC television series Garland made with [[Alan Bennett]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/apr/22/patrick-garland Obituary in ''The Guardian'' 22 April 2013] accessed 15 June 2013</ref> |
The play came out of an episode about Aubrey in ''Famous Gossips'' (1965), the BBC television series Garland made with [[Alan Bennett]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/apr/22/patrick-garland Obituary in ''The Guardian'' 22 April 2013] accessed 15 June 2013</ref> |
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The play was profiled in the [[William Goldman]] book ''[[The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway]]''. |
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Revision as of 08:36, 12 August 2017
| Brief Lives | |
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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.
References
- ^ 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