Just Adrian

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Just Adrian is a patchwork tour of a legendary playwright, poet and activists life in the theatre. It is a fascinating first-hand account of groundbreaking productions featuring figures like Kenneth Tynan, Peter Brook and Peter Hall as well as adventures in alternative theatre. These writings explore Adrians many interests, from drama for children to musical theatre, in a voice that combines playful irreverence with compassion and insight. Taken together, they are a funny, moving testament to a great theatre lover.

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A window into the soft and beautiful genius that was Adrian Mitchell. Camden New Journal A scrapbook [compiled] to reflect one man's love affair with the theatre a splendid read that pays homage to an unusual, dedicated man British Theatre Guide
A window into the soft and beautiful genius that was Adrian Mitchell. Camden New Journal A scrapbook [compiled] to reflect one man's love affair with the theatre a splendid read that pays homage to an unusual, dedicated man British Theatre Guide

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ADRIAN MITCHELL was an English poet, novelist and playwright. A former journalist, he became the foremost poet of the country's anti-Bomb movement, called the British Mayakovsky by critic Kenneth Tynan. In his playwriting career Adrian Mitchell wrote many plays for young people, including Snow White, The Pied Piper & The Mammoth Sails Tonight. His dramatisation of C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe opened at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon to rave reviews. Adrian died in 2008, however neither he, nor his writing, will be forgotten.