Blue Remembered Hills
by Dennis Potter

Name: Blue Remembered Hills
Brand: Dennis Potter
SKU: 9780573016998
Rating: 3.4 (269 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

60 mins1940s/WWIIPeriod CostumesBritish

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play, appreciating its depth and insight into childhood during wartime, while others find it tedious and lacking in engaging characters. Many highlight the clever themes and emotional weight, although some are critical of its pacing and presentation. Despite a few negative comments, the overall reception leans toward the positive, especially in terms of its dramatic content.

Clever themes about childhoodEmotional and thought-provokingGreat for performanceInsightful portrayal of wartime kidsPacing can be tediousSome characters are bland

Synopsis

This deceptively simple tale relates the activities of seven English children played by adults on a summer afternoon during World War II.

In a woods, a field and a barn, they play, fight, fantasize and swagger.

Their aggressions, fears, hostilities and rivalries are a microcosm of adult interaction.

Easy going Willie tags along as burly Peter bullies Raymond and is challenged by fair minded Paul.

Plain Audrey is overshadowed by Angela's prettiness and wreaks her anger on the boys.

All of them gang up on the terrified "Donald Duck" who, abused by his mother and ridiculed by his peers, plays a dangerous game of pyromania with tragic results.

ThemesEnglish drama English drama--20th century PR6066.O77 B48 1984