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Description for Mr Thomas
Paperback. The blackly comic story of a closeted homosexual in 1950s London, Mr Thomas is Kathy Burke's first play, premiered at the Old Red Lion in Islington in 1990 starring Ray Winstone. Num Pages: 78 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 98.
'You see, Brenda, I'm not like other men...'
In a dingy London bedsit in the late 1950s, George is planning a night on the town with his friend Gordon. Weaver wants to come too, and soon Mrs Tebbit, the landlady, has been invited. But when Mr Thomas shows up, the night takes a strange and sinister turn...
Kathy Burke's first play is a gritty, darkly funny look at attitudes to homosexuality in the 1950s, a portrait of repressed sexuality and alcoholism – and an homage to the great masters of British theatre, Wilde, Coward, Pinter and Orton.
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
78
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848426498
SKU
V9781848426498
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Kathy Burke
Born in Islington in 1964, Kathy Burke trained at the Anna Scher Theatre. She made her professional acting debut in the 1982 film Scrubbers. She won an RTS Award for Mr Wroe’s Virgins, a British Comedy Award for Gimme Gimme Gimme, the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for Nil by Mouth, and Loaded Magazine’s Woman ... Read more
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