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The Common Pursuit
''The Common Pursuit'' is a play by Simon Gray which follows the lives of six characters who first meet as undergraduates at Cambridge University when they are involved in setting up a literary magazine called ''The Common Pursuit''. The title is an allusion to F. R. Leavis's 1952 collection of essays ''Scrutiny: The Common Pursuit''. Characters *Stuart Thorne *Marigold Watson *Martin Musgrove *Humphry Taylor *Nick Finchling *Peter Whetworth Synopsis The characters of ''The Common Pursuit'' first meet in Stuart Thorne's rooms in Cambridge, at the first meeting of a literary magazine Stuart is starting called ''The Common Pursuit''. He and Marigold are very much in love, Nick is determined to become a theatre critic, Humphry wants to be a philosophy professor, Martin is set on a career in publishing and Peter only seems interested in chasing women. The play then follows their various lives and careers over the next 20 years, and their struggles to remain faithful to their ambitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix Theatre, London
The Phoenix Theatre is a West End theatre in the London Borough of Camden, located in Charing Cross Road (on the corner of Flitcroft Street). The entrances are on Phoenix Street and Charing Cross Road. The Phoenix Theatre was built on the site of a former factory and then music hall Alcazar before. Description Built for Sidney Bernstein, Baron Bernstein, the theatre was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, Bertie Crewe and Cecil Massey. It has a restrained neoclassical exterior, but an interior designed in an Italianate style by director and designer Theodore Komisarjevsky. Vladimir Polunin copied works by Tintoretto, Titian, Pinturicchio, and Giorgione. It has a safety curtain that holds Jacopo del Sellaio's ''The Triumph of Love''. There are golden engravings in the auditorium, and red seats, carpets and curtains. This look is based on traditional Italian theatres. There are decorated ceilings and sculpted wooden doors throughout the building. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |