Book description
Deep in the Hampshire countryside Edward Thomas, disaffected
husband, exhausted father and tormented writer, scrapes a living. In
1913 he meets American poet Robert Frost and everything changes. As
their friendship blossoms Edward writes, emerging from his cocoon of
self-doubt into one of the most influential poets of the twentieth
century. But he makes the drastic decision to enlist, confounding his
friends and family. The Dark Earth and the Light Sky, premiered at the
Almeida Theatre, London, in November 2012, delves into the life of
this enigmatic and complex character in an era of change and
destruction. Nick Dear recently adapted the highly acclaimed
Frankenstein at the National Theatre.
Nick Dear's plays include Lunch in Venice, Power, The Villains'
Opera, Zenobia, In the Ruins, Food of Love, The Art of Success, Pure
Science, and Temptation. His adaptations include Summerfolk (after
Gorky); Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (after Moliere); The Last Days of Don
Juan (after Tirso de Molina). His screenplays include Persuasion, The
Turn of the Screw, Cinderella, The Gambler, Byron, Eroica and Agatha
Christie's Poirot. He has also written extensively for BBC Radio,
beginning with his first play, Matter Permitted (1980).
