A PATRIOT FOR ME, John Osborne 1966 Play Playscript HC/DJ First Edition Book

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A PATRIOT FOR ME, John Osborne 1966 Play Playscript HC/DJ First Edition
Title:
A PATRIOT FOR ME
Author:
John Osborne
Published:
1966 Faber & Faber, London
ISBN:
n/a
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Format:
Playscript
No. Pages:
128 pgs
Size:
8 x 5 inches
Edition:
first edition
Cover:
hardcover, dust jacket in mylar
Binding:
Sewn binding
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About this Playscript:
A Patriot for Me is a 1965 play by the English playwright John Osborne, based on the true story of Alfred Redl. The controversial refusal of a performance licence by the Lord Chamberlain's Office played a role in the passage of the Theatres Act 1968.
The play depicts Redl, a homosexual in the Austro-Hungarian intelligence service in the 1890s, as he is blackmailed by the Russians into a series of treasonous betrayals. The play highlights the dangers that a non-conformist faces in a declining empire. Its dramatic climax, and the scene that most excited the censor, is the Drag Ball, in which members of the upper echelons of Viennese society appear in drag. Mary McCarthy, the American novelist, wrote in The Observer that the play's "chief merit is to provide work for a number of homosexual actors, or normal actors who can pass as homosexual". A Patriot for Me remains rarely performed because of the large cast required.
When the Royal Court Theatre produced A Patriot For Me in 1965, it was forced to change from a public theatre to a private members' club. The play was deemed too sexually transgressive by the Lord Chamberlain's Office, and denied a licence for performance. The Royal Court suffered a considerable financial loss because of this denial.
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Condition:
Near Fine (NF): Describes a book that shows some small signs of wear - but on first appearance looks to be Fine. Any defects noted by the seller: — light handling to book and dust jacket — interior is clean and tight.
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