Against the State of Play; Playwright Henry Adam May Have Radical Views, but They're Not Hindering His Success.
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On a stage in Dusseldorf, playwright Henry Adam has just been asked his view on the forthcoming National Theatre of Scotland. On the set of his post 9/11 comedy of menace, The People Next Door, he's taking part in the sort of international forum that these days is expected of writers with a world-wide hit on their hands.
Adam points out that, rather than a national theatre, the country might be better off thinking about setting up its own army first, as it'll never be a nation state without one. Both his fellow panellists and the small audience of theatre professionals who've gathered on a Sunday morning to hear Adam's words of wisdom aren't sure whether to appear shocked with liberal indignation or else grin knowingly at the waggish outrage from one of a latter-day awkward squad.See the full content of this document
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Against the State of Play; Playwright Henry Adam May Have Radical Views, but They're Not Hindering His Success.
Yet, as dry as Adam's answer is, there's nothing confrontational or self-conscious about it. It's most definitely not a wind-up. Rather, it's just one more piece of throwaway wisdom from a shyly defiant, individualistic voice that's smart enough to come on with unforced poetic sound bites, perfectly sculp...
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