Mother Loved Funerals
Roland Curram
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When eight-year-old Billy Bartlett is unexpectedly sent home form school after the Munich crisis in 1938, he witnesses his glamorous mother commit the most heinous of crimes. Keeping it secret for forty years, Billy, now a soap actor, is summoned to his ailing mother's bedise. He reluctantly travels to see her, re-living their impassioned past.About the Author
Born in Brighton, in 1932, Roland Curram trained as an actor at the RADA. After repertory seasons in Carlisle, Nottingham and Worthing, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1967, for "Little Murders", then the National Theatre for "Grand Manoeuvres". His other West End credits include: "Enter a Free Man", "Design For Living", "Noises Off" (1984-85) and "Ross" at the Old Vic.
His films include: "The Silent Playground" and "Decline and Fall". He played 'Malcolm' in the Oscar winning "Darling", and he has appeared in many television plays and series, including: "Z Cars", "Nana", "The Avengers", "The Crezz", "Some Mother's do ’Ave ’Em" and "Holby City". He was 'Harold Perkins' in "Big Jim and the Figaro Club", and 'Freddie' in "Eldorado". His favourite role was 'Uncle Willie' in "High Society".
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Format
Paperback
200 pages pages
Author
Roland Curram
Publisher
Matador an imprint of Troubador Publishing
Publication date
24th December 2009
ISBN
9781848762701
