The year is 1913 and war with Germany is imminent, Rudyard Kipling's determination to send his myopic son to war triggers a bitter family conflict which leaves Britain's renowned patriot devastated by the warring of his own greatest passions: his love for children - above all, his own - and his devotion to King and Country.
David Haig's My Boy Jack is a powerful and moving account of the anguish at the heart of a man whose storytelling continues to delight millions all over the world.
It was first staged at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 1997, with David Haig himself playing Rudyard Kipling. Ten years later, it was filmed for television, with Daniel Radcliffe as Jack and Haig again as Kipling.
On the eve of the First World War, Rudyard Kipling is determined to send his myopic son, Jack, to the warfront, resulting in devastating bitter conflict for himself and his family.
Now a major TV film starring Daniel Radcliffe and David Haig.
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'Dramatises Kipling's story beautifully. The family confrontations bristle with life' * Financial Times *
David Haig is an actor and playwright. His stage plays include My Boy Jack and The Good Samaritan (both for Hampstead Theatre, London) and Pressure (Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, and Minerva Theatre, Chichester). My Boy Jack was filmed for ITV, starring David, Daniel Radcliffe and Kim Cattrall, and broadcast in November 2007.
His distinguished acting career includes West End appearances in Yes, Prime Minister (a transfer from Chichester); Art, Dead Funny (a transfer from Hampstead), Journeys End, The Country Wife and The Sea. At the National Theatre he appeared in Alan Ayckbourns House/Garden, and at the Royal Court in Hitchcock Blonde and The Recruiting Officer. He has worked extensively for the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing, amongst others, Angelo in Trevor Nunns production of Measure for Measure. He won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for Our Countrys Good at the Royal Court, and received nominations for Mary Poppins and Donkeys Years, both in the West End.
His television and film appearances include Yes, Prime Minister, Mo, The Wright Way, Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Thin Blue Line, Talking Heads and Crime and Punishment.
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