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Electric Decade: The Good Soldier

A new adaptation of Ford Maddox Ford’s classic novel. Adapted by Sebastian Baczkiewicz.

By Ford Maddox Ford

Adapted by Sebastian Baczkiewicz

A new adaptation of Ford Maddox Ford’s classic novel. John Dowell is the original unreliable narrator in a twisted tale of sex, money and murder.

John Dowell (Kyle Soller) recounts the ‘saddest story ever told’, in which ‘good soldier’ Edward Ashburnham's libido leaves countless lives in ruins. Sharp, menacing and ultimately deadly, The Good Soldier can be seen as the prototype for the psychosexual drama. In charge of the story is Dowell - the impotent, voyeuristic husband of Florence, whose love affair with Edward ultimately ends in tragedy. But how much can we trust Dowell’s account of events? How does he know such intimate details of his wife’s affair? And who is really responsible for the dramatic tragedies that hang over the story?

Of The Good Soldier Graham Greene said, 'I don't know how many times in nearly forty years I have come back to this novel'. While Julian Barnes simply described it as 'a masterpiece'.

John Dowell…. Kyle Soller

Florence Dowell…. Tonya Cornelisse

Edward Ashburnham…. Patrick Baladi

Leonora Ashburnham…. Fiona O’Shaughnessy

Major Hazleton…. Mark Bonnar

Nancy Rufford…. Ashna Rabheru

Jimmy Doyle…. Ronan Summers

Maisie Maidan…. Cecilia Appiah

Directed by James Robinson

A ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Cymru Wales Production

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58 minutes

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