Camelot: The Shining City

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Camelot: The Shining City
Authors and Contributors      By (author) James Phillips
SeriesModern Plays
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:88
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenrePlays, playscripts
ISBN/Barcode 9781474272742
ClassificationsDewey:822.92
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publication Date 9 July 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.

Author Biography

James Phillips is a writer and director whose plays include The White Whale (Slung Low/Leeds), The Rubenstein Kiss (Hampstead Theatre), City Stories (St James's Theatre) and Hidden in the Sand (Trafalgar Studios). His first play, The Rubenstein Kiss, won both the John Whiting Award (2006) and the TMA Award for Best Play.

Reviews

James Phillips's script is a smart piece of work, superimposing elements of mythology on to a near-future dystopian tale of "a world where people have decided that the best way to go forwards is to go backwards". . . . a provocative vision of how riskily we might reinvoke "British values" * Financial Times *