The Promise

It's the beginning of World War I and Herbert Samuel - the first practicing Jew ever to sit in a British Cabinet - dreams of using British power to back a return of the Jews to Palestine after 1800 years. However, his cousin, Edwin Montagu - also in the Cabinet - is implacably opposed to the idea, a conflict complicated by Montagu's passion for the beautiful aristocrat, Venetia Stanley, a confidante of the Prime Minister, Herbert Asquith. Politics, religion and love collide with world-changing effect in this new play of political and sexual intrigue, and the origins of Israel. The Promise premiered at the Orange Tree Theatre in February 2010.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ben Brown, Brown Ben
• Editore: Faber & Faber
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 18.02.2010
• EAN: 9780571268870
• ISBN: 978-0-571-26887-0
• Pagine: 112
• Dimensioni: 127 mm x 198 mm x 9 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica > Drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; DRAMA / General, Jewish; Politics; Society; WWI