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''At Freddie's'' is a novel by British author Penelope Fitzgerald. It concerns the run-down, barely viable Temple Stage School, an acting school for children, known as "Freddie's", after its headmistress Frieda "Freddie" Wentworth. The children regularly perform as fairies in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', Arthur in ''King John'', and the Lost Boys in ''Peter Pan''. Freddie is relentless in her commitment to traditional stage acting, and continually rejects training for film, television, and commercials. ''At Freddie's'' was her second novel〔Scribner's published ''The Golden Child'' in 1977.〕 to be published in the US, although some sources describe at as her first such. ==Background== Fitzgerald had taught at Italia Conti stage school, at Avondale House in Clapham, Greater London, in the years 1960–62, living impoverished. Her teaching duties included classes and backstage tutoring. The school's most famous graduate was Noël Coward. In contrast, the novel is set in 1963. The Italia Conti, named for its founder, was during Fitzgerald's time, run by Ruth Conti, Italia's niece. Unlike Freddie's, Conti was open to film and television acting. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「At Freddie's」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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