The Rear Column (1978)

Simon Gray

Play script

English

'The Rear Column tells the story of five soldiers stranded in the jungle of the Congo Free State in 1887. They are awaiting the return of the explorer, Henry Morgan Stanley, who has gone to relieve Emin Pasha, General Gordon’s last surviving lieutenant in the Sudan. As food and medicines run out, and the porters become restless, the endurance and sanity of the whole group, and their relationships with one another, are sorely tested.' (Simon Gray website)

Date of Composition: 1978

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Publishers

Eyre Methuen on (1978)

Published in The Rear Column and Other Plays.

Characters

Bonny (Age: Not specified, Male)

Jameson (Age: Not specified, Male)

Ward (Age: Not specified, Male)

Troup (Age: Not specified, Male)

Barttelot (Age: Not specified, Male)

John Henry (Age: Not specified, Male)

Native Woman (Age: Not specified, Female)

Stanley (Rear Column) (Age: Not specified, Male)

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Sources

Simon Gray Official Website

http://simongray.org.uk/plays/the-rear-column/

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Description of play and information about publication taken from site's webpage for the play [accessed 20 April 2018].