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Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore

03/02/2005

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1hr 13min

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Drama

STORY

In 1963, flamboyant, eccentric English theatre critic Kenneth Tynan is made 'literary manager' of London's National Theatre. His views on censorship (can't stand it) and sexuality (as much of it onstage as possible) set him on a collision course with the NT's Chair, Sir Oliver Lyttelton. Demoted after becoming the first person to drop the F-bomb on British TV, Tynan struggles to stage his 'erotic entertainment' "Oh Calcutta" in the face of opposition from friends, family and colleagues, and in spite of his own deteriorating health.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Rob Brydon
  • Michael Cochrane
  • Lisa Eichhorn
  • Julian Sands

    Director

  • Chris Durlacher

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    Cast

    Rob Brydon

    Kenneth Tynan

    Michael Cochrane

    Lord Lyttleton

    Lisa Eichhorn

    Mary McCarthy

    Julian Sands

    Laurence Olivier