<DIV> <DIV>A programme text edition published in conjunction with the Finborough Theatre to coincide with the centenary of the birth of William Saroyan, <I>The Time of Your Life</I> runs from 26 November - 20 December. </DIV> <DIV></DIV>'In the time of our life, live - so that in that wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world, but shall smile to the infinite delight and mystery of it'</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><I>The Time of Your Life</I>, a rich tapestry of human life, peopled by a profusion of wistful dreamers, pining lonely hearts, and beer-hall-philosophers, is a twentieth century American masterpiece.</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><I>The Time of Your Life</I> was first presented at The Shubert Theatre, New Haven, USA, on 7 October 1939. It was the first play to win both the <B>New York</B><B> Drama Critics' Circle award</B> and the <B>Pulitzer Prize</B>. . It has been revived three times on Broadway; was filmed in 1948, starring James Cagney; and twice filmed for TV. It was last seen in the UK in a star-studded Royal Shakespeare Company production in Stratford and London in 1983, and received the following review:</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>'A remarkable play which blazes forth like a brave beacon: warming and full of fire' <I>Daily Mail</I></DIV>