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Period. 1920s to 1960s. Robert Cedric Sherriff, FSA, FRSL (6 June 1896 – 13 November 1975) [1] was an English writer best known for his play Journey's End, [2] which was based on his experiences as an army officer in the First World War. [3] He wrote several plays, many novels, and multiple screenplays, and was nominated for an Academy Award ...
Apr 8, 2024 · R.C. Sherriff (born June 6, 1896, Hampton Wick, Surrey, England—died November 13, 1975, London) was an English playwright and screenwriter, remembered for his Journey’s End (1928), a World War I play that won wide critical acclaim. After attending grammar school at Kingston on Thames, Sherriff worked in his father’s insurance business ...
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Jun 19, 2014 · Waiting in Existential Ennui Share full article Hugh Dancy, left, as Captain Stanhope and Stark Sands as Second Lieutenant Raleigh in the Tony-winning 2007 revival of R. C. Sherriff’s “Journey ...
Feb 23, 2007 · By Ben Brantley. Feb. 23, 2007. The minutes contract and dilate, like wary eyes in shifting light, amid the time-bending silence that pervades the splendid revival of R. C. Sherriff’s “Journey ...
At the end of the First World War and during the years that followed, many authors, artists and playwrights responded to the conflict through their work. One such example is the play Journey’s End by R C Sherriff. Set over a period of four days from 18th – 21st March 1918, it recounts the experiences of the officers of a British Army company.
Feb 11, 2007 · More than 75 years later a revival of the play, by R. C. Sherriff, is opening on Broadway against the backdrop of disillusion with the war in Iraq, and the play’s antiwar reputation remains ...
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