The Slaves of Solitude (NHB Modern Plays) - Softcover

1943, Henley-on-Thames. Miss Roach is forced by the war to flee London for the Rosamund Tea Rooms boarding house, which is as grey and lonely as its residents. From the safety of these new quarters, her war now consists of a thousand petty humiliations, of which the most burdensome is sharing her daily life with the unbearable Mr. Thwaites. But a breath of fresh air arrives in the form of a handsome American Lieutenant and things start to look distinctly brighter... Until, that is, a seeming friend moves into the room adjacent to Miss Roach's, upsetting the precariously balanced ecosystem of the house... Nicholas Wright's new play weaves a fascinating blend of dark hilarity and melancholy from Patrick Hamilton's much-loved story about an improbable heroine in wartime Britain. The Slaves of Solitude had its world premiere at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2017.

Patrick Hamilton (1904-1962) was an English novelist and playwright. His most famous works are the novels The Slaves of Solitude, Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky and Hangover Square and the plays Rope (filmed by Alfred Hitchcock) and Gaslight (filmed by George Cukor

Nicholas Wright's plays include the acclaimed National Theatre adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, Mrs Klein, Travelling Light and Vincent In Brixton, which won the Olivier Award for Best New Play in 2003. His writing about the theatre includes Changing Stages: A View of British Theatre in the Twentieth Century, co-written with Richard Eyre.