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Klappentext Based on James Boswell's "A Life of Samuel Johnson" and "A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides." "A rare treat 4 ****"-"The Guardian""One did not want the evening to end. 4 ****"-Paul Taylor, "The Independent""A joyous encounter 4 ****"-Charles Spencer, "Daily Telegraph"You feel you are eavesdropping on one of the great double-acts in literary history."--Michael Billington, "The Guardian""An evening of pure civilised delight... Johnson's mighty spirit and vast hinterland are conjured up in swift revealing touches... One did not want the evening to end."--Paul Taylor, "The Independent""The great thing about this new show from Max Stafford Clark's Out of Joint Company is that you emerge feeling that you have had a genuinely close encounter with the great man... His company is a delight and an education... It's a tremendous performance in a show of continuous pleasure."--Charles Spencer, "The Daily Telegraph""Johnson so bestrides our literary and linguistic culture that even such an 80-minute trot offers delights aplenty."--Ian Shuttleworth, "The Financial Times""This is far more than just a string of famous quotes. It's Johnson's many contradictions that fascinate... this small show is driven by a large and generous heart."--Jane Edwardes, "Sunday Times""Well-constructed and carefully researched... The text is punctuated with Johnson's aphorisms... urbane and intelligent fare" - "Evening Standard""A neatly crafted work... the result is a highly amusing evening of much wit, some wisdom and plenty of bile... What emerges is his magnificent embrace of the English language" - "Daily Express""An entertaining voyage around the 18th-century writer" - "Sunday Telegraph""It is a most invigorating brew... There is such penetrating wit" - "Observer"
