The White Man's Burden

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Emma Harding

Drama on 4: Paul Theroux - The White Man's Burden

Paul Theroux - The White Man's Burden

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Adaptation of Paul Theroux's stage play about Rudyard Kipling's final months in America.

A young Rudyard Kipling's final months residing in the US, where a family row leads to a public scandal. Stars Nicholas Boulton.

A radio adaptation of Paul Theroux's stage play about the young Rudyard Kipling's humiliating final months as an American resident. The great English writer plans to settle in Vermont with his American wife, but a clash with his brother-in-law results in death threats, a court case and public scandal.  Will Kipling manage to keep his head when all about are losing theirs?

Written by Paul Theroux
Adapted and directed by Emma Harding.

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