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Includes the plays Veterans and Across from the Garden of Allah The first of a series of play collections by one of Britain's leading playwrights and screenwriters. Veterans, based on his experience of co-writing the film 'The Charge of the Light Brigade', is one of Charles Wood's major contributions to British drama. Sir John Gielgud and Sir John Mills led the cast when it was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre. Across from the Garden of Allah was first produced in the West End with Glenda Jackson and Nigel Hawthorne.
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Charles Wood was born in Guernsey in 1932. He served in the army before beginning a career as a writer. He has written extensively for film, television and stage and has translated and adapted numerous classic works. His original stage plays include 'Dingo', 'Jingo', 'H', 'Cockade', 'Meals On Wheels', 'Fill The Stage With Happy Hours', 'Don’t Make Me Laugh', 'Veterans', 'Has Washington Legs?', 'Across From The Garden Of Allah'. His films include 'Help!' (directed by Richard Lester 1966) and 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' (directed by Tony Richardson 1969).
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Includes the plays Veterans and Across from the Garden of Allah
The first of a series of play collections by one of Britain’s leading playwrights and screenwriters. Veterans, based on his experience of co-writing the film 'The Charge of the Light Brigade', is one of Charles Wood’s major contributions to British drama. Sir John Gielgud and Sir John Mills led the cast when it was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre. Across from the Garden of Allah was first produced in the West End with Glenda Jackson and Nigel Hawthorne.
