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Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore (2005)
Directed by Chris Durlacher
Overview
In 1963, flamboyant, eccentric English theatre critic Kenneth Tynan is made ‘literary manager’ of London’s National Theatre. His views on censorship (can’t stand it) and sexuality (as much of it onstage as possible) set him on a collision course with the NT’s Chair, Sir Oliver Lyttelton. Demoted after becoming the first person to drop the F-bomb on British TV, Tynan struggles to stage his ‘erotic entertainment’ “Oh Calcutta” in the face of opposition from friends, family and colleagues, and in spite of his own deteriorating health.
Length 73 minutes
Actors
Julian Sands | Lisa Eichhorn | Michael Cochrane | Rob Brydon