The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

T1074074502
Drama about a Borstal boy, set in 50's Nottingham. A long distance race. Real time. Follow one runner, alone with his thoughts. Colin is defiant. A young rebel, inhabiting the no-man's land of detention centres and young offenders' institutes, as his steady running rhythm transports him over a harsh, frost-bitten earth.

Book by

Alan Sillitoe

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Archive :: production:T1074074502, play:S4027, venue:V457

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Production details

Chris Gascoyne has withdrawn from the Notitngham Playhouse dates due to illness - he will be replaced by James Hooton.