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Mary Barton (NHB Modern Plays) - Stage Version - cover

Mary Barton (NHB Modern Plays) - Stage Version

Elizabeth Gaskell

Publisher: Nick Hern Books

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Summary

Elizabeth Gaskell's panoramic novel of Victorian England, adapted for the stage by the author of Iron. Premiered at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, in 2006.
Manchester in the 1840s. By day, Mary Barton works in a dress shop making gowns for the daughters of the newly moneyed mill owners. By night, Mary aspires to join their class. As she strives to better herself, murder, intrigue and romance take over her life and the lives of those she loves.
Fast-paced, epic and exciting, Mary Barton presents a panorama of Manchester life from the mill owners' new prosperity to the thousands of ordinary people living and dying in their factories.
'full of heat and passion, Munro's filleted version retains both Gaskell's beady eye for detail and her compassion for all humanity' - Guardian
'powerful... Manchester's dark history in riveting microcosm' - The Times
Available since: 10/31/2019.
Print length: 112 pages.

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