by Mick Jackson (Author), Nick Wood (Adapted by)
William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck is an eccentric aristocrat whose imagination knows no bounds. This deceptively simple man struggles to come to terms with a world that is teeming with new knowledge. In a sequence of hilarious events, he reveals moments of surprising perception. A delectable blend of fact and fiction in which a complex life is richly explored through a vibrant imagination.
Author Biography
Nick Wood was an actor, journalist and teacher before becoming a full-time writer. Plays include: Warrior Square, Mia, A Dream of White Horses, My Name is Stephen Luckwell, The Children of the Crown, and About A Band. His plays have been translated into several languages and performed in France, Germany, Austria, Luxemburg, Hong Kong, USA, Canada, Albania, Croatia, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Montenegro, Russia, Switzerland, and South Korea. With Andrew Breakwell he started New Theatre Nottingham and recently returned to acting touring his new one man play A Girl With A Book. Currently there are twelve productions of A Girl With A Book by companies in Denmark, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In June 2016 Eastern Angles revived their production of his adaptation of We Didn't Mean to Go To Sea.