Nol Cowards Brief Encounter is remembered as one of the most haunting love stories on screen ever. Drawing on the characteristic wit and musicality of Kneehigh, Emma Rice, former Joint Artistic Director of the Company, has adapted Cowards classic 1945 screenplay, and the oneact play Still Life on which it was based, into a richly theatrical, imaginative and vibrant piece of theatre.From an original idea by David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers, Kneehighs production received its world premiere in 2008. This edition is published to coincide with the productions run live at the Empire Cinema in Londons West End for 2018, coproduced by Steve and Jenny Wiener and The Old Vic.With an updated foreword by Emma Rice.Surely the most enchanting work of stagecraft ever inspired by a movie. Ben Brantley, The New York TimesMoving, funny, gripping and even at its most inventive, true to the original and its allEnglish heart The Times

Binding: Paperback;80 pages; Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Classification: DD; Weight: 208 g; Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 15

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