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Burning Issues

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Ron Hutchinson
Synopsis

Mallowan is a living legend: a moral and literary giant. The anticipated publication of his journals promises to be one of the major events of the year. However, the journals reveal more about their most profitable author than the publishers want anyone to discover. Can they or should they publish?
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

5
Female

1
Total

6

Original Production

Date of First Production

25 April 2000
Production Notes
Produced by arrangement with Michael Codron.
Producer

Produced by Hampstead Theatre
Original Venue

Hampstead Theatre

Original Cast
Mallowan	Kenneth Colley
Watkins	William Chubb
Neil	John Gordon-Sinclair
Jessica	Miranda Pleasence
Richter	Rob Spendlove
Hazeldene	Andrew Woodall

Production Team
Director	Denis Lawson
Designer	Anthony Ward
Lighting	Howard Harrison
Sound	Steve Brown

Published Scripts

Title

Burning Issues
Year

2000
Published By

Faber and Faber
Address

74-77 Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DA
England
Phone

+ 44 (0)20 7465 0045
Email

contact@faber.co.uk
Website

www.faber.co.uk
ISBN

978-0571206360
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Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Judy Daish, Judy Daish Associates Ltd
Address

2 St Charles Place
London W10 6EG
England
Phone

+44 (0)20 8964 8811
Website

www.judydaish.com

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the play's original production programme.

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