Details

Written 1997. A play about the poet A E Housman, auther of 'A Shropshire Lad'. Housman was also a great, though not well loved, classical scholar. Poetry, scholarship and love and entwined in this sympathetic view of a private life lived parallel to the public career of his near-contemporary Oscar Wilde. The story is not a literal biography. Winner of Best Play Award in the 1997 Evening Standard Awards.

Cast/Performers

Paul Rhys, John Wood, Michael Bryant

Creatives/Company

Author: Tom Stoppard
Director: Richard Eyre

The Invention of Love

The Invention of Love (Play) production archive for QTIX code T01692489651. Details of all The Invention of Love archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S3739

Archive Listings

20 Dec 97 to 25 Apr 98	Lyttelton (National Theatre) West End, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
1 Oct 97 to 29 Nov 97	Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre) West End, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

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