Arthur & George
By: David Edgar ; from an original work by Julian Barnes
Contributors: Barnes, Julian, creator
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Subjects: Drama; Judicial error; Discrimination in criminal justice administration
Description: David Edgar's 'Arthur & George' is a stage play based on Julian Barnes' Booker Prize-nominated novel of the same name (first published in 2005), itself based on a real-life case in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (the creator of fictional detective Sherlock Holmes) found himself playing detective. The play takes the form of a detective thriller that raises questions about guilt and innocence, identity, nationality and race. It was first performed at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre on 19 March 2010.
Notes: Previously issued in print: London: Nick Hern Books, 2010.