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Description for Family
Paperback. Three plays by Scottish writers on the theme of the family. In "Acts", an old woman and her husband are visited by their middle-aged son; in "One Good Beating", a grown-up son and daughter take revenge on their violent father; and in "The Visitor", a retired schoolmaster is visited by an ex-pupil. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
A triptych of short plays on the theme of family, from three generations of Scottish writers.
Acts by Riccardo Galgani: an old couple have not seen their son in years. One day he walks back into their lives, bringing with him a pictureless picture frame and a set of half-recalled memories of a time when they were happy. Maybe.
One Good Beating by Linda McLean: a grown-up brother and sister exact revenge on their violent father by locking him in the coalshed as retribution for years of sniping, bullying and pain. But he's not defeated. Yet...
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854594389
SKU
V9781854594389
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Riccardo Galgani
Riccardo Galgani is a Scottish playwright and screenwriter, born in Glasgow in 1969. His work for the stage includes: Acts (part of the triptych Family staged by the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, in 1999); Green Field (Traverse, 2002) and The Found Man (Traverse, 2005). He was also Pearson Playwright in Residence at the Traverse between 2001 and 2002. Linda ... Read more
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