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The Joy of Misery: Four One-Act Plays
David Pinner
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Description for The Joy of Misery: Four One-Act Plays
Paperback. A collection of one-act plays by one of British Theatre's most distinctive voices, these short plays parade David Pinner's enthrallment with the political, the farcical, the sexual and, above all, the miserable. Contains the plays Cartoon, An Evening with the G.L.C., Shakebag, and Succubus. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
Cartoon is a comedy about cartoons and the joy of misery. As Siegfried, the cartoonist, remarks; ‘If you cut succulent slices off people, then everyone laughs. However, if the scalpel slips, then you’re down to the bone. But then, of course, comedy is tragedy speeded up.’ An Evening With The G.L.C. is a play about public morality versus political expediency, and it exposes the dire state of London. Labour Councillor Rennip, who is on the G.L.C., faces some very awkward questions from his son on the combative TV Current Affairs programme ‘Confrontation’. Shakebag is a farcical comedy about ... Read more
Cartoon is a comedy about cartoons and the joy of misery. As Siegfried, the cartoonist, remarks; ‘If you cut succulent slices off people, then everyone laughs. However, if the scalpel slips, then you’re down to the bone. But then, of course, comedy is tragedy speeded up.’ An Evening With The G.L.C. is a play about public morality versus political expediency, and it exposes the dire state of London. Labour Councillor Rennip, who is on the G.L.C., faces some very awkward questions from his son on the combative TV Current Affairs programme ‘Confrontation’. Shakebag is a farcical comedy about ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
154
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
154
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849433853
SKU
V9781849433853
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About David Pinner
David Pinner trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, after which he appeared on stage and television in many roles. While he was playing the lead in The Mousetrap in the West End, he wrote his first novel, Ritual (later made into the film The Wicker Man). He has written two other novels: With My Body and There’ll Always ... Read more
Reviews for The Joy of Misery: Four One-Act Plays
Cartoon works superbly as a terse, racy and very funny comedy about divorcees, fractured affairs, bizarre accidents and general insanity.
Evening Standard
An Evening With The G.L.C. is a passionate, searing play, in which David Pinner presents some disturbing, eye-opening facts about the politics in London.
Time Out
Evening Standard
An Evening With The G.L.C. is a passionate, searing play, in which David Pinner presents some disturbing, eye-opening facts about the politics in London.
Time Out