I Am A Camera
by John Van Druten, Christopher Isherwood

Name: I Am A Camera
Brand: John Van Druten
SKU: 9780822205456
Rating: 3.8 (319 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

120 mins1940s/WWIIStrong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)Interior SetAmerican

Awards & Recognition

Drama Critics Circle

Winner! 1952 Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play's adaptation of Isherwood's work. While many appreciate the spirited character of Sally Bowles and the engaging writing, some feel it lacks the depth and atmosphere of the original novel and its later musical counterpart, 'Cabaret'. Some criticisms point to its datedness and focus on character relationships over the political backdrop of the time.

Engaging character dynamicsBeautifully written proseInteresting adaptation of source materialLacks depth compared to the novelFeels dated in some aspects

Synopsis

THE STORY: In the words of the Herald-Tribune, the play looks at life in a tawdry Berlin rooming house of 1930 with a stringently photographic eye.

For the most part, it concerns itself with the mercurial and irresponsible moods of a girl called S

Press Reviews

"With a genuine sense of deliberate objectivity...record[s] the mood of some aspects of Berlin life at the beginning of a period that eventually wrecked the world."
— The New York Times

"Many seem to forget this wonderful poignant play."
— A Younger Theatre

"Harum-scarum freneticism is embodied in the character of night club singer Sally Bowles, Isherwood's great semi-fictional invention."
— WhatsOnStage

Available Editions

Format	Publisher	Year	Pages	ISBN-13	Price
Paperback	Dramatists Play Service	1955	72	9780822205456	Buy
Print	—	—	—	9781131080802	—
Print	—	—	—	9780837160481	—
Print	—	—	—	9780237494803	—
Print	—	—	—	9780616678596	—