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Description for Contractions
Paperback. Contractions, a new play by Mike Bartlett, will be published to coincide with the production at the Royal Court Theatre, London, from 29 May - 14 June 2008. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 68 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 5. Weight in Grams: 72.
Contractions, a new play by Mike Bartlett, will be published to coincide with the production at the Royal Court Theatre, London, from 29 May - 14 June 2008. 'Come in. Sit down. How are you?' Emma's been seeing Darren. She thinks she's in love. Her boss thinks she's in breach of contract. The situation needs to be resolved. An ink-black comedy about work and play, which invites the audience to a meeting at the centre of the Royal Court building.
Contractions, a new play by Mike Bartlett, will be published to coincide with the production at the Royal Court Theatre, London, from 29 May - 14 June 2008. 'Come in. Sit down. How are you?' Emma's been seeing Darren. She thinks she's in love. Her boss thinks she's in breach of contract. The situation needs to be resolved. An ink-black comedy about work and play, which invites the audience to a meeting at the centre of the Royal Court building.
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
68
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Modern Plays
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408108680
SKU
V9781408108680
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Mike Bartlett
Mike Barlett's debut, My Child (Royal Court, May 2007) saw him hailed by The Stage as 'one of the most exciting new talents to emerge in recent times'. He has worked with various theatres since graduating, including Paines Plough, the Royal Court, Soho and Hampstead. He is a winner of the Old Vic New Voices Award for Artefacts (Bush Theatre, ... Read more
Reviews for Contractions
"An intensely disturbing experience...We are careering towards a society, Bartlett implies, that sees all and understands nothing...It's grotesquely funny - and it chills to the bone." Sam Marlowe, The Times, 05.06.08 "Contradictions...speaks with brutally entertaining, bullet-point directness to the slaving, anxiety-ridden middle-classes...This two-hander is often ferociously funny while being absolutely appalling...Bartlett rustles up one humiliation after another - achieving ... Read more