08 Nov Playwright Ed Durante & musical director Fred Carl discuss adaptation
Having recently watched the film version of A Clockwork Orange, I was excited to see how the timeless classic was adopted by the Royal Theatre Stratford East [read my review here] as well as to have a chat with the men behind the piece. Considering the book held such weight and was so popular, I wondered if Ed Durante – who was behind the words - and Fred Carl – who was behind the music – felt any pressure in terms of re-imagining the story. They didn’t...
A cult novel that still has as much relevance today as it did when it was first imagined in 1962, A Clockwork Orange has been adapted many times; most famously by Stanley Kubrick in the 1971 film. New Yorkers Ed DuRante (words) and Fred Carl (music) are the latest to embark on this endeavor, promising to return to the original source of Anthony Burgess’ book and most importantly, his last chapter of redemption and hope which was missing from the first editions of the novel and the famous film.