The Promise (2010 play)
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The Promise is a 2010 play by Ben Brown
. It premiered from 17 February to 20 March 2010 at the Orange Tree Theatre
in Richmond-upon-Thames. It is set early in World War I
and deals with the lead-up to the Balfour Declaration of 1917, via the relationship between Herbert Samuel
, Edwin Samuel Montagu
and Herbert Asquith's confidante Venetia Stanley
.
Ben Brown (playwright)
Ben Brown is a British playwright. When interviewed about The Promise, his 2010 play about the Balfour Declaration, he said that he had grown up in North London with a non-observant Jewish father.-Works:...
. It premiered from 17 February to 20 March 2010 at the Orange Tree Theatre
Orange Tree Theatre
The Orange Tree Theatre is a 172-seat theatre at 1 Clarence Street, Richmond in south west London, built specifically as a theatre in the round....
in Richmond-upon-Thames. It is set early in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and deals with the lead-up to the Balfour Declaration of 1917, via the relationship between Herbert Samuel
Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel GCB OM GBE PC was a British politician and diplomat.-Early years:...
, Edwin Samuel Montagu
Edwin Samuel Montagu
Edwin Samuel Montagu PC was a British Liberal politician. He notably served as Secretary of State for India between 1917 and 1922.-Background and education:...
and Herbert Asquith's confidante Venetia Stanley
Venetia Stanley (1887–1948)
Beatrice Venetia Stanley Montagu was a British aristocrat and socialite best known for the many letters that Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith wrote to her between 1910 and 1915...
.
Reviews
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/7325440/The-Promise-at-the-Orange-Tree-Theatre-review.html
- http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article7036893.ece
- http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/the-promise-orange-tree-theatre-london-1908299.html
- http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/27293/the-promise