Now Barabbas (play)
Now Barabbas is a play by the British writer William Douglas-Home. Its original West End run at the Vaudeville Theatre lasted for 130 performances from 7 March to 28 June 1947. It concerns a variety of inmates at a British prison, including new arrivals, old hands and a convicted murderer sentenced to hang. The original cast included Jill Bennett.[1] The title refers to Barabbas the robber of biblical tradition.
Film adaptation
In 1949 the play was made into a film Now Barabbas starring Richard Greene, Cedric Hardwicke, Kenneth More and Richard Burton.
gollark: Well, killing people stops them from doing things/restricts their choice.
gollark: Yes, they would stop doing bad things, but they would also be unable to do things, and I'm generally against killing.
gollark: ... yes, but that's also quite bad.
gollark: I mean, deterrence, but that... is probably best served in a less ultraviolence way.
gollark: What's the actual *purpose* of punishing people after they do things?
References
- Wearing p.290-91
Bibliography
- Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
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