This is a collection of written pieces that comes from things I’ve thought and experienced; occasionally they are illustrated with photos that I’ve taken. They are here because I want people to enjoy them. This is a sort of print performance and as with other kinds of performance it is a meaningless exercise without an audience. So be my audience ...
Sunday, 8 June 2014
THE COMPROMISE a play for the theatre by Keith Diggle
This play is a fictional account of how, in 1729, a picture of Oundle, the small town in Northamptonshire (they would have it as Cambridgeshire) was not produced for its residents. The picture was drawn and was delivered - but in such a way that it required a magnifying glass to see it. Much of the story is true, however, the brothers Samuel and Nathaniel Buck of London, did visit the town some time in the Spring of that year and did produce a drawing that was destined for engraving and sale but, due to unfortunate circumstances, certain pressures were brought to bear and they were forced to ... compromise.
The full script may be read by clicking the link below:-
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