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Aren't We All?
Frederick Lonsdale
I Am A Camera
by John Van Druten, Christopher Isherwood
Highlights
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 dynamics Beautifully written prose Interesting adaptation of source material Lacks depth compared to the novel Feels 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
Publication
Publisher Dramatists Play Service
Year 1955
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822205456
ISBN-10 0822205459
LCC PR6043.A4 I13
I Am A Camera is a American play written by John Van Druten and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (1955).
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