1936: Berlin and other plays

Tom McNab

• Publisher: Aurora Metro Books
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781912430116
• eBook ISBN: 9781912430123
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: British Drama
• Index: Literature

A collection of three plays by former Olympic Coach and best-selling author Tom McNab delving into the murky world of Olympic politics ( 1936: Berlin ), the troubled mind of George Orwell ( Orwell on Jura ), and an imaginary meeting between the acclaimed director Orson Welles and infamous fellow filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, who directed Hitler's propaganda film The Triumph of the Will, and filmed the 1936 Olympic Games ( Whisper in the Heart ).

Reviews

On 1936: Berlin

"A powerful, thought-provoking, richly rewarding piece of theatre."

– What'sOnStage

"There's no doubt McNab has a fascinating story to tell... This battle of ideals
and ambition is where the play takes flight, as McNab provocatively parallels
America's treatment of its black athletes, Jesse Owens included, with racism
under the Third Reich."

– The Guardian

About the Author

Tom McNab is a leading figure in the sporting world, having won five titles in the Scottish triple jump and coached Greg Rutherford to a gold medal as a long jumper and the English rugby team to win silver in 1992. He was Technical Director on the film Chariots of Fire and has written several radio plays and novels including best seller Flanagan's Run, with film rights sold to Disney. In 1982 he won the Scottish Novelist of the Year award. He has been a commentator for ITV and Channel 4, a freelance journalist for the Observer, Sunday Telegraph, Times and Independent.

Tom McNab

Tom has experienced success as an Olympic coach, prize-winning novelist and as the Technical Director of the Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire. One of the world’s leaders in sport, he has coached international athletes such as Greg Rutherford, the British Olympic Bobsleigh team and England’s silver medal-winning squad in Rugby’s 1991 World Cup. In that same year, he was awarded the British Coach of the Year. As National Athletics Coach, Tom created many successful initiatives, including the national decathlon programme, which produced Daley Thompson.

Tom has written several best-selling novels, including number one best-seller Flanagan’s Run and in 1982 won the Scottish Novelist of the Year Award. A commentator for ITV and Channel 4, he has been a freelance journalist for the The Observer, The Guardian, The Sunday Telegraph, The Times and The Independent.

He has written both radio plays and stage plays. This is his first collection of plays to be published.

www.tommcnab.com

First published in the UK in 2019 by Aurora Metro Publications Ltd.

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Foreword © 2019 Jenny Lee

Introduction © 2019 Tom McNab

1936: Berlin © 2019 Tom McNab

Orwell on Jura © 2019 Tom McNab

Whisper in the Heart © 2019 Tom McNab

Cover images courtesy of ATTIC Theatre Company

Cover design © 2019 Aurora Metro Publications Ltd.

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ISBNs

978-1-912430-11-6 (print)

978-1-912430-12-3 (ebook)

1936:BERLIN

and other plays

by

TOM MCNAB

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

THE PLAYS:

1936: BERLIN

ORWELL ON JURA

WHISPER IN THE HEART

Tom McNab Plays

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Foreword

I met Tom in 1992, in the BBC when we were rehearsing Winning, his play for Radio 4, starring Brian Cox. I was struck by the colour and humour in his writing and the ease with which he communicated the world of the play. We became friends, I read Flanagan’s Run, and from time to time he came to see the work of my theatre company, the ATTIC. My policy was to develop new writing, as well as revive neglected classics, and we were the resident company in Wim...

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