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Look Back in Anger (1956) is a realist play written by John Osborne. It focuses on the life and marital struggles of an intelligent and educated but disaffected young man of working-class origin, Jimmy Porter, and his equally competent yet impassive upper-middle-class wife Alison.
- John Osborne
- 1956
Oct 1, 2024 · Almeida Theatre, Islington. 11 Oct23 Nov 2024. Recommended. Review. Look Back in Anger. 3 out of 5 stars. John Osborne’s kitchen sink classic is directed as if it were a Pinter play in this...
Feb 7, 2017 · John Osborne wrote Look Back in Anger pretty quickly, in just 17 days, while sitting in a deckchair on Morecambe Pier. At this stage of his life, Osborne was living in a tiny flat in Derby with his wife, the actress Pamela Lane.
December 12, 1929, London, England. Died: December 24, 1994, Shropshire (aged 65) Awards And Honors: Academy Award (1964) Notable Works: “A Patriot for Me”. “Déjàvu”. “Look Back in Anger”.
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"Don't Look Back in Anger" is a song by English rock band Oasis. It was written by the band's lead guitarist and chief songwriter Noel Gallagher, and produced by Gallagher and Owen Morris. Released on 19 February 1996 by Creation Records as the fifth single from their second studio album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
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That Look Back in Anger still has the power to move audiences was shown by Judi Dench’s 1989 revival of the play in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which starred Kenneth Branagh. Maureen Paton, in the Daily Express , commented: “This devastating study of a disintegrating marriage has never dated since it changed British theatre back in 1956.”
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Look Back in Anger follows a young husband and wife, Alison and Jimmy Porter, as they attempt to navigate class conflict and deal with a deteriorating marriage in 1950s England. Alison comes from a traditional upper class background.
