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An introduction to EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR
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In 1977 The Royal Festival Hall premiered Tom Stoppard and André Previn’s Every Good Boy Deserves Favour. Incorporating a full orchestra, the play was rapturously received. Rarely performed owing to staging demands, in 2009 The National Theatre is presenting a dazzling new imagining of the play. Here, the play’s directors and creators discuss why, after 30 years, the time was ripe for another staging.
People featured in this video include:
Felix Barrett, director
Tom Morris, director
Tom Stoppard, playwright
André Previn, composer
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is a play with music by Tom Stoppard and André Previn. Musical extracts, played by the Southbank Sinfonia (conducted by Simon Over), are used with permission.
