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Jul 10, 2024 · John Van Druten, whose play I Am A Camera became the basis for the musical Cabaret, wrote roles for women that gave them agency and put them centre stage. That’s just one reason to revisit...
Jun 28, 2024 · Huge in his day, witty society playwright John van Druten is now largely a forgotten name, with his most enduring contribution to contemporary theatre his play ‘I Am A Camera’, which went on ...
Jul 3, 2024 · John Van Druten’s The Voice of the Turtle is a delightful light romantic comedy receiving its first London revival since 1947. It is unashamedly old-fashioned, beautifully structured, and...
Jul 3, 2024 · In the three decades between 1925 and 1955 Welsh-born writer John Van Druten enjoyed significant, if fleeting, success as a purveyor of light comedy. His wartime-set romcom The Voice Of The...
Jul 5, 2024 · After a near 80-year absence from London stages, John Van Druten‘s charming wartime romance The Voice of the Turtle resurfaces, brought back to life at the Jermyn Street Theatre thanks to a delightful revival from director Philip Wilson.
2 days ago · Cabaret is an American musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff. It is based on the 1951 play I Am a Camera by John Van Druten, which in turn was based on the 1939 novel Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood.
Jul 14, 2024 · John Van Druten ’s play London Wall, focusing on the staff of a City law firm, benefits from the playwright having practised law for a number of years. The offices of Walker, Windermere & Co feel from the outset like a real business, and in many respects one which could still be running today with only a few upgrades to the office technology.