www.cameraobscuraplay.com
Filmmaker, novelist, and playwright Lorenzo DeStefano, holder of exclusive dramatic rights to The Inman Diary from Harvard University Press,
collaborated with the celebrated English director Jonathan Miller on two theatrical productions of “CAMERA OBSCURA”, his stage version of the diary,
a workshop at Seattle Repertory Theatre and the world premiere at The Almeida Theatre, London.
“C A M E R A O B S C U R A”
a play by Lorenzo DeStefano
Directed by Jonathan Miller
Almeida Theatre, London
Starring Peter Eyre as Arthur & Diana Hardcastle as Evelyn
LONDON STAGE PRODUCTION
REVIEW EXCERPTS
“Camera Obscura is a fantastic piece written by Lorenzo DeStefano.
It is out of the ordinary in every way… creates an atmosphere of tense irresolution.” THE OBSERVER, LONDON
“A fascinating play…Inman is a great tragicomic creation, his demeanor reminding you more of the flabby Wilde,
and his seductively low-key Southern drawl, of a Tennessee Williams faded belle.”
THE INDEPENDENT, LONDON
“How do you compress the 17 million-word, 60-year diary of a housebound Bosyton hypochondriac into a night at the theatre?
Ask Jonathan Miller, who’s staging Lorenzo DeStefano’s “Camera Obscura”, at the Almeida.” TIME OUT LONDON
“A deep and moving play… a disturbing exploration of illness, of health beliefs, and of the reactions of family, friends and professionals.”
BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
“Producer/Writer Lorenzo DeStefano takes on the yeoman’s task of adapting the longest recorded diary in the English language.” IMDb-PRO
“How did a housebound hypochondriac write a 17 million-word journal? And why has Lorenzo DeStefano turned it into a play? “
THE GUARDIAN, LONDON
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2002/may/08/artsfeatures.society
“THE INMAN DIARIES, an opera by Boston composer Thomas Oboe Lee, based on Lorenzo DeStefano’s play,
had its world premiere in Boston in 2007 with the Intermezzo New England Chamber Opera Company.
