The Linden Tree

The Linden Tree is a 1947 play by the English dramatist J. B. Priestley, "a key work in the immediate post-war theatre" in the opinion of critic Michael Billington.[1] It makes use of the Elgar Cello Concerto.[2]

It was revived at the Orange Tree Theatre in 2006[3] and at the Pentameters Theatre in 2011[4]

Plot

The play takes place in 1947 England in the home of Professor Robert Linden, who holds the Chair of Modern History at the provincial University of Burmanley. Rationing and austerity seem to have fostered opportunism, escapism and confrontation within the Linden family, who have gathered to celebrate Professor Linden's 65th birthday and each of whom is struggling with their own crises. Professor Linden wants only to continue teaching in a world that no longer seems to share his quiet ideals. His family urge him to retire, but he is not so easily deterred.

Adaptations

BBC Radio 4 broadcast an adaptation by Mollie Greenhalgh directed by Kay Patrick in 1997, with Geoffrey Banks as Professor Linden, Kathleen Helme as Isabel, Christopher Godwin as Rex Linden, Carole Hayman as Dr Jean Linden, Joanna Wake as Marion de Saint Vaury, Penelope Reynolds as Dinah Linden and David Mahlowe as Alfred Lockhart. It was re-broadcast in 2017 on BBC Radio 4 Extra.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.jbpriestleysociety.com/the-linden-tree/
  2. ↑ http://www.elgar.org/3cello-d.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk/archive/index.asp?id={52DB70B6-702C-48EC-AB09-50825C2C2108}&year=2006
  4. ↑ http://nw3news.co.uk/reviews/review-the-linden-tree-at-pentameters-theatre/
  5. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08xgz68


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