Mrs Pat

By:

Pam Gems

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Oberon Modern Plays

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At the turn of the century, Mrs. Patrick Campbell was England's most celebrated and notorious actress. An acclaimed beauty, loved by many, she is remembered for her wit, for bad behaviour, and her close friendship with George Bernard Shaw. She was a great actress, when she wanted to be. She had a low boredom threshold and frequently behaved dreadfully on stage. Her work was daring and unpredictable, enhanced by her great beauty. Shaw worshipped her, wrote Pygmalion for her and begged her to play Eliza. Rather than living to work she always worked to live and died in exile and poverty. Pam Gems' play is about the art and craft of acting and the turmoil of being a woman who was meant to please but couldn't resist using her mind. Mrs Pat opened at the York Theatre Royal in March 2006.

Author Biography:

Pam Gems' first major success was Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi staged in 1976. Among her other best-known works are Piaf (1978), Camille (1984), The Danton Affair (1986), The Blue Angel (1991), The Snow Palace (1997) and Stanley (1997), based on the life of the painter Stanley Spencer, first produced at the RNT.

Release date Australia

April 18th, 2006

Author

Pam Gems

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Imprint

Oberon Books Ltd

Pages

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Series

Oberon Modern Plays

Dimensions

130x208x5

ISBN-13

9781840026696

Product ID

2560199

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