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Ben Elton
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
by Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley
Synopsis
A rousing music-hall allegory, The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd explores British class structure through the antics of two comic figures: Sir, who has everything, and Cocky, who has nothing.
The two clowns fiercely compete in a “Game of Life,” in which Sir holds every advantage.
Cocky struggles to overcome the obstacles Sir lays in his path, and soon grows as judgmental and bellicose as Sir himself.
In time, Cocky and Sir reconcile and develop a mutual, if cautious, understanding.
Publication
Publisher Tams-Witmark
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd is a play written by Leslie Bricusse and published by Tams-Witmark .
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