Michael Allen's first play based on the strange and scandalous life of Victorian poet Algernon Swinburne. Victorian poet Algernon Swinburne was outraging society even before Oscar Wilde. His fame as a poet of genius did not stop him from cultivating a reputation for debauchery, and he was a regular visitor at various London whipping brothels, thereby laying himself open to blackmail. In this remarkable new play, the story of Swinburne's life is revealed by three of his most intimate acquaintances: Benjamin Jowett, Master of Balliol College, Oxford; Theodore Watts-Dunton, a London solicitor; and Mrs Doris Addams, a St. John's Wood brothel-keeper. Each has a story to tell and together they build a moving and sometimes comic portrait of one of England's most colourful literary figures.T292277221Company Komedia Productions. Performer Jonathan Elsom. | |
| 22 May 97 to 2 Jun 97 | Brighton Komedia, Brighton :: V654 listing details L01559893868 |
| 16 Apr 97 to 4 May 97 | Warehouse Theatre, Outer London :: V304 listing details L992415758 |
| 15 Apr 97 | Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre, Tunbridge Wells :: V691 listing details L01023733416 |
| 21 Mar 97 to 22 Mar 97 | The Rondo, Bath :: V855 listing details L02033069227 |
| 7 Mar 97 | The Hawth, Crawley :: V720 listing details L1674714015 |
| 4 Mar 97 | Under Ground Theatre, Eastbourne :: V664 listing details L1137479552 |
| 26 Feb 97 to 1 Mar 97 | Brighton Komedia, Brighton :: V654 listing details L281427947 |
| 21 Feb 97 to 22 Feb 97 | The Rondo, Bath :: V855 listing details L1598434393 |
