All the King's Men (Warren)
by Adrian Hall, Robert Penn Warren


Synopsis
Adapted from his Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 novel, Robert Penn Warren’s stage play chronicles the dramatic political rise and fall of a cynical populist in the 1930s American South.
This version of the widely known work had a highly successful off-Broadway run during the 1959 season.
Press Reviews
"Willie in all his personal relationships is a fascinating man and often a winning man, too… What is right and what is wrong? Mr. Warren makes a stimulating inquiry into that troublesome question."
— New York Times
"All the King’s Men went off with a roofshaking bang… This is the most engrossing drama seen off-Broadway in months."
— New York World Telegram & Sun
"This drama by Robert Penn Warren is a blockbuster. It is a major off-Broadway event…A subtle and rich study of man in society."
— Cue Magazine
Publication
All the King's Men (Warren) is a play written by Adrian Hall and published by Dramatists Play Service (1961).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle.
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