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* Gentle Jack ( 1963 )-an unusual work by Bolt, a comedy contrasting humanity's material world with nature.

A banker, Jacko, is sent to the countryside on vacation, and becomes influenced by a Nature spirit who convinces him to abandon his office life and live in a state of nature, indulging in base pleasures such as murder, sex, and general mischief.

Jacko, however, is torn between his desire to inhabit both the " Natural " and " Logical " Worlds.

It was one of Bolt's few unsuccessful plays ; Bolt, who considered the play his best work for the stage, regretted this, feeling that perhaps he had not articulated his points well enough.

The play starred Kenneth Williams, Michael Bryant, Siân Phillips, Edith Evans, Timothy West and Bernard Kay in its run ; the play has not been professionally produced since.