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Description for Shorts
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 196.
A collection of shorter plays from stage and television by one of the UK's foremost political playwrights.
Included are:
Blood Sports, five hilarious sketches on sporting subjects
Ball Boys, an unlikely match between Marx and tennis
Baby Love, a powerful and moving account of a baby-snatcher
The National Theatre, 'Three Sisters' in a strip club
The Midas Connection, an ironic look at gold dealing
Especially suitable for performances by groups with limited time and/or resources, all the pieces engage – however wryly – with important issues. The whole collection sheds fascinating new light ... Read more
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854590510
SKU
V9781854590510
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
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
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