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In a gloomy vault of a Paris bank in September 1940, Picasso has been summoned by the German occupation authorities. His precious works of art are to be inventoried. But for what reason? To the new German order Picasso is an artist of the 'Bolshevik-degenerate' variety. Is this summons a prelude to the art equivalent of the burning of the books? An art Kristallnacht just for Pablo -- the most famous artist alive? A desperate, surreal, sometimes comic, battle of wits and wills ensues. If Picasso loses, the consequences could be dire, both for him personally and for his work.
In a gloomy vault of a Paris bank in September 1940, Picasso has been summoned by the German occupation authorities. His precious works of art are to be inventoried. But for what reason? To the new German order Picasso is an artist of the 'Bolshevik-degenerate' variety. Is this summons a prelude to the art equivalent of the burning of the books? An art Kristallnacht just for Pablo -- the most famous artist alive? A desperate, surreal, sometimes comic, battle of wits and wills ensues. If Picasso loses, the consequences could be dire, both for him personally and for his work.
Ian Buckley went to Christ's College Cambridge from the Elliott Comprehensive in Putney and, having obtained an Honours degree in English Literature and a soccer blue, he then gained an MA from The University of Kent, researching the works of Sean O Casey. It was time to change course. Be creative not critical. Be a playwright. That's what he's been doing ever since. Ian has had a number of plays performed on the London fringe: Keeping Faith (The Kings Head); First Timers (The Dukes Head); Suits & Blouses (The Room at The Orange Tree); Down The River (Theatre Royal, Stratford East, touring show); Picasso s Artful Occupation (The Old Red Lion); Tainted Love (The Young Actors Theatre). He's been short-listed for the following playwriting competitions: the Verity Bargate Award; the Maddermarket Award; The Bruntwood Manchester Royal Exchange (long short-listed with The Return); the Brockley Jack Write Now Three competition. He's had a play on BBC Radio Four, Changing Gear, re-broadcast in translation on Hessische Rundfunk in Germany, who also broadcast The Revolutionary.
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