- Stanley (play)
Infobox Play
name = Stanley
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writer =Pam Gems
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genre = Drama
setting = 1920-1959; Cookham in Berkshire and Hampstead in London,
premiere = 1996
place =Cottesloe Theatre London
orig_lang = English
subject = A painter wants two wives on the go at once.
ibdb_id = 8273
iobdb_id ="Stanley" is a 1996 play written by English playwright,
Pam Gems . The play was premiered at the Royal National Theatre's Cottesloe Theatre in London.Plot synopsis
The play explores the complicated life of British painter
Stanley Spencer , who was played byAnthony Sher in the play's London and Broadway debuts.Spencer was a surprisingly conservative 20th century painter, whose work was at odds with Modernism and attempted to find the divine in mundane, ordinary scenes. His paintings frequently showed Biblical scenes taking place in ordinary English villages like Cookham, and sometimes included his friends, relatives and lovers.
Spencer married two different women, each of whom was a gifted painter in her own right. He left his first wife Hilda, a conventional woman who loved him, in order to marry Patricia, a defiantly unconventional lesbian who was incapable of loving him. Much of the play revolves around his passionate attachment to both women.
Awards and nominations
; Awards
* 1997 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play; Nominations
* 1997 Tony Award for Best PlayReferences
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External links
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