Democracy
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Democracy
Michael Frayn was born in London in 1933 and read Russian, French and Moral Sciences (Philosophy) at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He began his career as a journalist on the Manchester Guardian and the Observer. Democracy is the fourteenth of his plays, which include Noises Off, Copenhagen and Wild Honey (adapted from Chekhov's untitled play). Frayn has done a number of translations, mostly from the Russian. His novels include Towards the End of the Morning (in the USA, Against Entropy), The Trick of It, A Landing on the Sun, Headlong and Spies. Methuen has published two selections of his columns, The Original Michael Frayn and The Additional Michael Frayn. He is married to the biographer and critic Claire Tomalin.
by the same author
Novels
Headlong
A Landing on the Sun
Now You Know
The Russian Interpreter
Spies
Sweet Dreams
The Tin Men
Towards the End of the Morning
The Trick of It
A Very Private Life
Plays
Alphabetical Order
Balmoral
Benefactors
Clockwise (screenplay)
Clouds
Donkeys' Years
First and Last (screenplay)
Here
Jamie on a Flying Visit & Birthday
Look Look
Make and Break
Noises Off
Now You Know
The Two of Us
Wild Honey
Non-fiction
Constructions
The Additional Michael Frayn
The Original Michael Frayn
Speak After the Beep
Translations
The Cherry Orchard
Exchange
Fruits of Enlightenment
Number One
The Seagull
The Sneeze
Three Sisters
Uncle Vanya
Wild Honey
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Democracy
Michael Frayn
Methuen Drama
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Published by Methuen 2003
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First published in 2003 by
Methuen Publishing Limited
215 Vauxhall Bridge Road,
London SW1V 1EJ
Copyright © 2003 Michael Frayn
Michael Frayn has asserted his rights under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work.
Methuen Publishing Limited Reg. No. 3543167
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
eISBN: 978-1-40811-742-2
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Printed and bound in Great Britain by
Cox & Wyman Ltd, Reading, Berkshire
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Democracy
Democracy first premiered at The Royal National Theatre, London on 9 September 2003 with the following cast:
Director Michael Blakemore
Set Designer Peter J Davison
Costume Designer Sue Wilmington
Lighting Designer Mark Henderson
Sound Designer Neil Alexander
Characters (in order of speaking)
Günter Guillaume
Arno Kretschmann
Willy Brandt
Horst Ehmke
Reinhard Wilke
Ulrich Bauhaus
Herbert Wehner
Helmut Schmidt
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Günther Nollau
Setting