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The Elephant Man: A Play Bernard Pomerance
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

See that fella, over there on the right side of the photo with the cut-offs and flannel? By Geoff Hoff The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance is an award winning play about the disfigured man who became a celebrity during his short life in. Written in 1977, “The Elephant Man” is based on the life of John Merrick, who lived in London during the latter part of the 19th century. Peter, a good friend of mine is directing a stage play version of 'The Elephant Man' for The Sawbridgeworth Players (Herts, UK) in the spring and has asked me to come up with some ideas for the poster. A key difference between Bernard Pomerance's play, “The Elephant Man,” and Lynch's film is the scene where Mrs. Hans Dettmar played the physically challenging role of John Merrick. Called (what else?) “The Elephant Man,” it won the Tony for best play that year. The portions of Merrick's life presented in The Elephant Man was a small window into who he really was. Kendal disrobes for Merrick, who has no experience with women. Herring read the play of “The Elephant Man” for the first time as a freshman in college for personal reading, but has never seen a theatrical production of the work. There was a play written about the famed Elephant Man, written by Bernard Pomerance in 1979.