Synopsis
Frank
Published by AmberLane Press
7 Male 5 Female
Their relationship, which began as that of employer and servant, and also protector and protégé (Johnson hated the slave trade), evolved through the years into something like that of father and son - though Frank was like most sons in having spells of rebellion. This play takes the handful of hard facts we know about Frank and supplies, imaginatively, the background of motive and feeling
"A beautiful and humane fiction which will enhance Wain's reputation. Work of this quality should be available permanently..." ~ Geoffrey Cannon, The Sunday Times