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JAMIE BRITTON recommends that we all buy at least two copies of a remarkable book of poems
WHEN Townsend Theatre Productions first produced its two-man stage adaptation of Robert Tressell’s 1914 novel The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists a few years ago, it was acclaimed in the national press, including in the Morning Star, and by film director Ken Loach.
Now it's back on the road again in a new version, with hugely accomplished writer and actor Neil Gore as the solo performer.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is a unique novel of humour and sharply observed characterisation. It's also a passionate defence of socialist ideas and one of the first truly imaginative portrayals of life written from a working-class perspective.
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