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My Boy Jack

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ISBN-10: 0822216949

ISBN-13: 9780822216940

Edition: N/A

Authors: David Haig

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THE STORY: The year is 1913. War with Germany is imminent. Rudyard Kipling, the British Empire's greatest apologist, is at the peak of his literary fame. This play explores the nature of a man who loses his balance when devotion to family and country clash. World War I breaks out, and Kipling's son, Jack, is determined to fight, but the Army and the Navy both reject him because of his extremely poor eyesight. Undaunted, Kipling uses his influence to land Jack a commission in the Irish Guards, sparking off a bitter family conflict. Jack goes to war and is reported missing, believed wounded, in his first action. The Kipling family live in vain hope for two years, before finally learning of…    
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Book details

List price: $9.00
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.198
Language: English

David Haig is an actor and playwright. His stage plays include My Boy Jack and The Good Samaritan (both for Hampstead Theatre, London) and Pressure (Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, and Minerva Theatre, Chichester). My Boy Jack was filmed for ITV, starring David, Daniel Radcliffe and Kim Cattrall, and broadcast in November 2007.His distinguished acting career includes West End appearances in Yes, Prime Minister (a transfer from Chichester); Art , Dead Funny (a transfer from Hampstead), Journey's End , The Country Wife and The Sea . At the National Theatre he appeared in Alan Ayckbourn's House/Garden , and at the Royal Court in Hitchcock Blonde and The Recruiting Officer . He has worked extensively…