Performance

Venue	Cock Tavern Theatre
Town	Outer London
County	Greater London
From	10th October 2010
Opened	12th October 2010
To	23rd October 2010
When	20:00
Prices	From £12.00. To £12.00.
Cock Tavern Theatre (V2043071464)
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The Fool

Work:: The Fool (S1753208832)

Bond charts the life of the late eighteenth century peasant poet John Clare, as he descends from being the darling of the chattering classes into poverty and mental illness. We witness the painful plight of Clare's village friends as they try to defend their livelihoods as new ideas and machines gradually change the age-old traditions of rural life. Clare's art is destroyed because the society in which he lives, places no value on his unique voice. The villagers' way of life is destroyed because they do not have a voice with which to defend themselves. All this serves to highlight the state of the nation itself, which is too corrupted by class division and the capitalist economic system, to support the creative work and integrity of its citizens.

Author

Edward Bond

Production:: (T1178831779)

Producer	Sam James
Director	Colin Blakemore
Design	Nancy Surman
Performer	Ben Crispin (John Clare)
Performer	james Kenward (Darkie)
Performer	Rosanna Miles (Patty)
Performer	Rebecca Smith Williams (Mary)

Listing:: L0254783126

Part of the Edward Bond Season

Production details

Part of the Edward Bond Season

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