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The Time of Your Life
Contributor(s): Saroyan, William (Author)

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 ISBN: 1408113945     ISBN-13: 9781408113943
Publisher: Methuen Drama
OUR PRICE: $15.15  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2008
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A rich tapestry of human life, peopled by a profusion of wistful dreamers, pining lonely hearts, and beer-hall philosophers, this is a twentieth-century American masterpiece. The Time of Your Life was the first play to win both the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. It has been revived three times on Broadway; was filmed in 1948, starring James Cagney; and was twice filmed for television.

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BISAC Categories:
- Drama
Dewey: 812.52
Series: Modern Plays
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5" W x 7.7" L (0.25 lbs) 112 pages
 
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A programme text edition published in conjunction with the Finborough Theatre to coincide with the centenary of the birth of William Saroyan, The Time of Your Life runs from 26 November - 20 December.

'In the time of our life, live - so that in that wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world, but shall smile to the infinite delight and mystery of it'


The Time of Your Life, a rich tapestry of human life, peopled by a profusion of wistful dreamers, pining lonely hearts, and beer-hall-philosophers, is a twentieth century American masterpiece.

The Time of Your Life was first presented at The Shubert Theatre, New Haven, USA, on 7 October 1939. It was the first play to win both the New York Drama Critics' Circle award and the Pulitzer Prize. . It has been revived three times on Broadway; was filmed in 1948, starring James Cagney; and twice filmed for TV. It was last seen in the UK in a star-studded Royal Shakespeare Company production in Stratford and London in 1983, and received the following review:


'A remarkable play which blazes forth like a brave beacon: warming and full of fire' Daily Mail
 
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