The Ruling Class
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The Ruling Class

Peter Barnes

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Etonians aren't exactly noted for their grey matter, but I've always found them perfectly adjusted to society. Jack, a possible paranoid schizophrenic with a Messiah complex, inherits the title of the 14th Earl of Gurney after his father passes away in a bizarre accident. Singularly unsuited to a life in the upper echelons of elite society, Jack finds himself at the centre of a ruthless power struggle as his scheming family strives to uphold their reputation. Bubbling with acerbic wit and feverish energy, Olivier Award-winning and Oscar-nominated-writer Peter Barnes's razor-sharp satire combines a ferocious mix of hilarity and horror whilst mercilessly exposing the foibles of the English nobility. This edition of the play is published to coincide with the first-ever revival of this classic cult comedy at the Trafalgar Studios, London, on 16 January 2015.

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Publisher
Methuen Drama
Year
2015
ISBN
9781474248549
Edition
1
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Theatre Playwriting
This 
page 
intentionally 
left 
blank 
The 
Ruling 
Class 
was 
first 
presented 
at 
Nottingham 
Playhouse
on 
6 
November 
1968 
and 
was 
subsequently 
transferred 
to 
the
Piccadilly 
Theatre, 
London, 
on 
26 
February 
1969. 
The 
play
was 
presented 
by 
Gene 
Persson 
and 
Richard 
Pilbrow 
with
the
following 
cast:
13th 
Earl 
of 
Gurney
Peter 
Whitbread
Toastmaster
Robert 
Robertson
Daniel 
Tucker
Dudley 
Jones
Bishop 
Lampton
Ronald 
Magill
Sir 
Charles 
Gurney
David 
Dodimead
Dinsdale 
Gurney
Jonathan 
Cecil
Lady 
Claire 
Gurney
Irene 
Hamilton
Matthew 
Peake
Brown 
Derby
14th 
Earl 
of 
Gurney
Derek 
Godfrey
Dr 
Paul 
Herder
David 
Neal
Mrs 
Treadwell
Ann 
Heffernan
Mrs 
Piggot-Jones
Elizabeth 
Tyrrell
Grace 
Shelley
Vivienne 
Martin
McKyle
Ken 
Hutchison
McKyle’s 
Assistant
Terence 
Ratcliffe
Kelso 
Truscott, 
Q.C. 
Laurence 
Harrington
Girl
Vicky 
Clayton
Det 
Inspector 
Brockett
Peter 
Whitbread
Det 
Sergeant 
Fraser
Robert 
Robertson
First 
Lord
C. 
Denier 
Warren
Second 
Lord
Brown 
Derby
Third 
Lord
Timothy 
Welsh
Director
Stuart 
Burge
Designer
John 
Napier
Lighting
Robert 
Ornbo
This 
page 
intentionally 
left 
blank 
The 
Ruling 
Class
For 
Leela, 
Abby, 
Nathan 
and 
Zach

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