As part of the Edinburgh International festival Fringe, a performance of a new one hour play scripted by Bob Robinson with new music by Graham Robb called, "En route for the enormous room".
Bob's script focusses on events that take place in the life of the American poet E.E. Cummings when he was in France during the "Great War", and features settings by Graham Robb of seven of his witty, complex and subtle poems, performed by Scottish Opera freelance soprano Ailsa Mooney.
Although the tale is set against the backdrop of the first world war, and therefore has its sombre moments, it's by no means an unremittingly sad or depressing show. Bob has depicted many of the truly hilarious true events which unfolded as Cummings and his fellow pacifist William Brown hung around Paris in 1917 waiting for their ambulance unit to be assembled. They had a good time! Of course it all becomes a bit more sombre when Cummings ends up in a French gaol because he refused to condemn ALL Germans as being evil, but trust me, all's well that ends well.
There's a lot more information about this new play with music about the American poet E.E. Cummings on the news page at:
www.grahamrobb.com
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| General Overview |
| Venue |
"The enormous room", a play with music, at The Jazz Bar |
| Date: |
Aug 5 2011 |
| Time: |
8:30PM |
| Venue Info |
| Address: |
The Jazz Bar |
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Edinburgh |
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| Zip Code |
EH1 1HR |
| Country |
UNITED KINGDOM |
| Website |
http://www.thejazzbar.co.uk
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| Telephone |
0131 220 4298 |
| Misc Info |
| Cover charge: |
£6.00 - £8.00 |
| Age: |
over 18 (over 16 |
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