The protagonist of the play is William Maitland, a 39-year-old English solicitor who has come to hate his entire life. Much of the play consists of lengthy monologues in which Maitland tells the audience about his life, a life he now regards as an utter failure. He readily acknowledges that he is bored with his wife and children, and just as bored by the petty, meaningless love affairs he's been carrying on with other women. His career revolves around sordid divorce cases, and he's come to despise both his clients and his colleagues. Maitland drinks heavily, and enjoys bullying and insulting everyone he comes into contact with.[1]
In Act One, like a prosecutor presenting a case, Maitland brutally shows the audience the utter despair and mediocrity of his life. In Act Two, Maitland's crimes receive their due punishment, as he is deserted by everyone he ever cared about, including his clerk, his mistress and his wife. At times the play uses the technique of intercut monologues, which are arranged like dialogue but involve no communication between the characters.
The role of Maitland was created by Nicol Williamson who played the role in Anthony Page's original Royal Court production, in its 1965 Broadway debut, and in the 1968 movie version.[2] In 1965 the play transferred to Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End. Williamson played Maitland, with John Hurt as Jones, Cyril Raymond as Hudson, Clare Kelly as Joy, and Eleanor Fazan as Liz.[3] In spring 1981, he and original director Anthony Page revived the play for a six-week engagement at the Roundabout Theatre (23rd Street) in New York, fifteen years after the original Broadway run.[4]
inadmissible, evidence, film, film, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar. For the film see Inadmissible Evidence film This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Inadmissible Evidence news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Inadmissible Evidence is a play written by John Osborne in 1964 It was film adapted in 1968 Inadmissible EvidenceFaber and Faber first edition 1965Written byJohn OsborneDate premieredSeptember 9 1964 1964 09 09 Place premieredRoyal Court Theatre LondonOriginal languageEnglishSettingThe present A solicitor s office in East London Contents 1 Description 2 Original Royal Court cast 3 Film adaptation 4 References 5 External linksDescription editThe protagonist of the play is William Maitland a 39 year old English solicitor who has come to hate his entire life Much of the play consists of lengthy monologues in which Maitland tells the audience about his life a life he now regards as an utter failure He readily acknowledges that he is bored with his wife and children and just as bored by the petty meaningless love affairs he s been carrying on with other women His career revolves around sordid divorce cases and he s come to despise both his clients and his colleagues Maitland drinks heavily and enjoys bullying and insulting everyone he comes into contact with 1 In Act One like a prosecutor presenting a case Maitland brutally shows the audience the utter despair and mediocrity of his life In Act Two Maitland s crimes receive their due punishment as he is deserted by everyone he ever cared about including his clerk his mistress and his wife At times the play uses the technique of intercut monologues which are arranged like dialogue but involve no communication between the characters The role of Maitland was created by Nicol Williamson who played the role in Anthony Page s original Royal Court production in its 1965 Broadway debut and in the 1968 movie version 2 In 1965 the play transferred to Wyndham s Theatre in London s West End Williamson played Maitland with John Hurt as Jones Cyril Raymond as Hudson Clare Kelly as Joy and Eleanor Fazan as Liz 3 In spring 1981 he and original director Anthony Page revived the play for a six week engagement at the Roundabout Theatre 23rd Street in New York fifteen years after the original Broadway run 4 Original Royal Court cast editJones John Quentin Bill Maitland Nicol Williamson Hudson Arthur Lowe Shirley Ann Beach Joy Lois Daine Mrs Garnsey Clare Kelly Jane Maitland Natasha Pyne Liz Sheila Allen 3 Film adaptation editMain article Inadmissible Evidence film In 1968 the play was made into a film by the play s director Anthony Page and starring Nicol Williamson Eleanor Fazan and Jill Bennett 5 References edit Heilpern John 21 October 2011 Inadmissible Evidence John Osborne s most personal play The Guardian via www theguardian com Arts Gone to ground In the Sixties he was a superstar the Hamlet The Independent 6 June 1993 a b Osborne John 20 October 2011 Inadmissible Evidence Faber amp Faber ISBN 9780571283019 via Google Books Inadmissible Evidence Internet Off Broadway Database 2021 http www iobdb com Production 2278 Inadmissible Evidence 1968 BFI Archived from the original on 15 September 2016 External links edit Inadmissible Evidence at the Internet Broadway Database Performances in Theatre Archive University of Bristol Inadmissible Evidence at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article on a play from the 1960s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Inadmissible Evidence amp oldid 1188339852, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
