£200
From The Estate Of Bill Owen (1914-1999) - The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists - by Robert Tressall adapted for the stage by Bill Rowbotham (Owen) - original c1940s manuscript play script for the production, being Owen's own copy and profusely edited and annotated by him in pencil. Paper front cover with printed illustration, stapled and bull-dog clipped to the spine. A well used working manuscript. 60pp.
An active supporter of the Labour Party, Bill Owen was closely associated with the Unity Theatre Company, for whom he wrote and produced several plays and revues. His adaptation of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists was first performed by the company in 1949. The foreword, appropriately for a 'working-class classic', is by the President and General Secretary of the National Federation of Building Trade Operatives
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