Mad as Hell: The Making of Network and the Fateful Vision of the Angriest Man in Movies
Dave Itzkoff
Network
by Lee Hall from Paddy Chayefsky
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Readers love the adaptation of the movie screenplay into a play, praising its engaging script and the ability to relive the Broadway experience through reading. Many express gratitude for the adaptation and believe it captures the essence of the original film well, though some feel it is best appreciated in performance rather than on the page.
Engaging script Captures the original film well Great for Broadway fans Best appreciated when performed
Synopsis
I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore.
Howard Beale, news anchorman, isn’t pulling in the viewers.
In his final broadcast he unravels live on screen.
But when the ratings soar, the network seize on their newfound populist prophet, and Howard becomes the biggest thing on TV.
Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall from the Paddy Chayefsky film, Network premiered at the National Theatre, London, in November 2017.
Publication
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year 2018
Binding Paperback
Edition Main
Pages 96
Language English
ISBN-13 9780571345465
ISBN-10 0571345468
LCC PR6058.A454
Network is a British adaptation play written by Lee Hall from Paddy Chayefsky and published by Faber & Faber (2018).
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