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Jubilee
by Peter Barnes

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5

Small Cast

5

Female

BritishComedy

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Readers are mixed in their opinions about the play. Some feel that while the subject matter has potential, it ultimately falls flat in execution.

Not especially engagingLacks dramatic depth

Synopsis

An RSC commission to commemorate the first celebration of Shakespeare's life and works

A mischievous satire on the foundation of the Shakespeare industry: In 1769, when David Garrick staged the first theatre festival to celebrate the life of Stratford's most famous son, little did he realise the impact it would have on the future livelihood of the small Warwickshire market town.

Peter Barnes' ironic and irreverent new comedy dissects the cult of the theatrical personality, with guest appearances from the Bard himself, Ben Jonson, David Garrick, Samuel Johnson, Sir Peter Hall and Peter Barnes."Peter Barnes is one of the unrecognised geniuses of the English theatre" (Plays and Players)

ThemesActorsAnniversaries, Etc

Publication

PublisherMethuen
Year2001
BindingPaperback
Pages100
PlaceLondon
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780413761309
ISBN-100413761304
eISBN-139781472537119
LCCN2003430662
LCCPR6052.A668 J83 2001
DCC822/.914

Jubilee is a British comedy play written by Peter Barnes and published by Methuen in London (2001).

Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play (eISBN 9781472537119).

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