Synopsis
Nichols Plays 2 - Chez Nous & Privates on Parade & Born in the Gardens & Passion Play & Poppy
Published by Methuen
Chez Nous is about English couples who bring their emotional baggage with them on a holiday to France
Privates on Parade is a hit play inspired by the author's experience in Singapore after the war working for the Combined Services Entertainments where he met among others John Schlesinger and Kenneth Williams at a time when 'mixed' entertainment relied on men dressing up as women
Born in the Gardens is inspired by the author's native city Bristol while Passion Play is a play about passion among the elderly - won Best Play - Evening Standard in 1981
Poppy (the musical that opened the RSC's residence at the Barbican) is set in the Victorian Far East. It takes a pop at imperial hypocrisy and wickedness and won the Best Musical award