The Common Pursuit
by Simon Gray

The Common Pursuit Book Cover
The Common Pursuit Cover

Synopsis

A very English modern play, reeking of real tragedy, real humour and real life.

The Common Pursuit chronicles the erosion of the ambitions of a smug, elitist group of Cambridge frien's.

Stuart is editor of a literary magazine and the pursuit of excellence is shown to be economically a bad proposition in this world.

The magazine collapses and the characters' fates vary as the play proceeds.

An ironic epilogue returns to the early days in Cambridge with the young people planning their futures.

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 6 total roles, 1 female and 5 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
1990
ISBN 10
0573016968
ISBN 13
9780573016967
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
54 pages
Place Published
London
Language
English
LCCN
91214555
LCC
MLCS 91/18958 (P)
Print
The Common Pursuit is a British play written by and published by Samuel French in London, 1990. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573016967 and an ISBN-10 of 0573016968.

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