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Why Is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt?: And Other Stand-up Theatre Plays (Methuen Modern Plays S.)
Claire Dowie
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Description for Why Is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt?: And Other Stand-up Theatre Plays (Methuen Modern Plays S.)
Paperback. This work comprises five pieces from this performer and playwright. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
Five stand-up theatre plays from "the female counterpart to Quentin Crisp" (Evening Standard) Who does Claire Dowie think she is? In Adult Child/Dead Child she invented an imaginary friend to be all the things she wasn't allowed to be...In Why is John Lennon Wearing A Skirt? She hated being a girl but what's the alternative? In Death and Dancing she was determined to be anything she wanted to be...In Drag Act Mother would have been proud. In Leaking From Every Orifice she was a lesbian, had a sexual relationship with a gay man and ended up pregnant..."She make you laugh ... Read more
Five stand-up theatre plays from "the female counterpart to Quentin Crisp" (Evening Standard) Who does Claire Dowie think she is? In Adult Child/Dead Child she invented an imaginary friend to be all the things she wasn't allowed to be...In Why is John Lennon Wearing A Skirt? She hated being a girl but what's the alternative? In Death and Dancing she was determined to be anything she wanted to be...In Drag Act Mother would have been proud. In Leaking From Every Orifice she was a lesbian, had a sexual relationship with a gay man and ended up pregnant..."She make you laugh ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Series
Modern Plays
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780413710901
SKU
V9780413710901
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Ref
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About Claire Dowie
Claire Dowie is a writer, performer, poet, comedian and pioneer of Stand-Up Theatre, often associated with the In-Yer-Face approach to theatre-making. After starting out on the alternative comedy circuit, she switched to stand-up comedy and writing plays. Her first major work, Adult Child/Dead Child, won a Time Out Award in 1988. Other works include Why is John Lennon Wearing a ... Read more
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