Phoenix Rising (D. H. Lawrence

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Accomplished stage, television, and film actor, PAUL SLACK, portrays an insight into the life of D. H. Lawrence. Directed by Sony Award Winner, JOHN TAMS. 1928 - Ile de Port-Cros, Var, France. D. H. Lawrence and his wife Frieda are living on a small island off the Southern French coast. Lawrence is a very ill man and less than two years away from his own, untimely death. An unexpected letter from his childhood friend, David Chambers, spurs D. H. Lawrence to reminisce on his early life. In a series of vibrant snap-shots, Paul Slack, as D. H. Lawrence, reflects on the personalities and events, which shaped his early years. “Phoenix Rising� explores the duality of Lawrence’s tormented life from his birth to the death of his mother - a period he so vividly fictionalised in Sons & Lovers, Lawrence’s classic novel. This audio recording of “Phoenix Rising� is based on the theatre production, and was recorded at the D. H. Lawrence Heritage Centre, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire Powerful, literary and moving “Phoenix Rising� is a colourful portrait of an extraordinary artist at full throttle! “Spellbinding� Sir ian Holm. “Moving and skilfully scripted� Sir Derek Jacobi