| Camelot: The Shining City Contributor(s): Phillips, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 1474272746 ISBN-13: 9781474272742 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.92 |
| LCCN: 2014482119 |
| Series: Modern Plays |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 5.06" W x 7.81" (0.20 lbs) 88 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Camelot: The Shining City is a modern re-telling of the myth of King Arthur, by award-winning playwright James Phillips. Developed in collaboration with Slung Low, specialists in spectacular theatrical experiences, and Sheffield People's Theatre, Camelot: The Shining City is written for a company of over 150 actors, bringing the medieval story to breathtaking life. An epic story told in three parts, this edition was published to coincide with the world premiere, staged on 9 July 2015. |
Contributor Bio(s): Phillips, James: - James Phillips is a writer and director. Plays include: The White Whale (Slung Low/Leeds) The Rubenstein Kiss (Hampstead); City Stories (St James); Hidden in the Sand (Trafalgar Studios); The Wind in the Willows (Latitude/ Theatre503); Time and the City (Slung Low/Hull); Bobby and the Chimps (Florida); The Little Fir Tree (Sheffield Theatres). The Rubenstein Kiss won the John Whiting Award and the TMA Award for Best Play. Directing credits include: The Rubenstein Kiss, Hidden in the Sand, City Stories, Frankie and Johnny at the Claire de Lune (Sound Theatre); Macbeth (Sheffield Crucible); Trettondagsafton (National Academy in Stockholm); Touched (Soho Theatre). His first professional production, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme at the Pleasance, London, won an award from NESTA, the national endowment for the arts. He was an Associate Director of Sound Theatre, London. He is a selector for the National Student Drama Festival. TV credits include: If We Dead Awaken (Channel 4/Touchpaper). His first film script, The Watching Tree, is being produced by Blonde to Black Productions. His photographs can be seen at www.jamesphillips.net. |