Confessions Of An English Opium-Eater

Confessions Of An English Opium-Eater

Summary

A full-cast dramatisation of Thomas De Quincey's 1821 autobiographical account of his consumption of the liquid opiate laudanum, a legal painkiller of the time, and his painful and surreal descent into addiction. Starring Oliver Cotton as the older Thomas and James Nickerson as the younger Thomas. Written by Lavinia Murray. Directed by Gary Brown.

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Thomas De Quincey (Dramatised by Lavina Murray)

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