×


 x 

Shopping cart
David Edgar - Playing with Fire - 9781854598806 - V9781854598806
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

Playing with Fire

€ 12.02
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Playing with Fire Paperback.

What begins as a metro-versus-retro comedy of misunderstanding soon becomes a chilling drama about multicultural Britain. Racial tensions soar and good intentions have fatal consequences. An epic and provocative State of the Nation play, published alongside the premiere at the National Theatre. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 176.

An epic and provocative play about multi-racial Britain, from the UK's leading political playwright.

When the District Council of Wyverdale fails to satisfy a government audit, New Labour high-flyer Alex Clifton is despatched from the capital to formulate a robust recovery plan. But racial tensions soar and good intentions have fatal consequences, as what begins as a comedy of misunderstanding soon becomes a chilling drama about multicultural Britain.

David Edgar's play Playing With Fire was first staged at the National Theatre, London, in 2005.

This edition includes an Afterword by the author.

Product Details

Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854598806
SKU
V9781854598806
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About David Edgar
David Edgar is a leading UK playwright, author of many original plays and adaptations. He also pioneered the teaching of playwriting in the UK, founding the Playwriting Studies course at Birmingham University in 1989. His plays include: A Christmas Carol, adapted from the story by Charles Dickens (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2017); If Only (Minerva Theatre, Chichester, 2013); Written ... Read more

Reviews for Playing with Fire
'Gripping stuff'
Guardian
'More up-to-the-moment than anything else in our theatre'
The Times

Goodreads reviews for Playing with Fire


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!