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Description for Crash
Paperback. Crash is a contemporary, political comedy, probing the feelings behind and reaction to the economic crisis and the people who caused it, by the award-winning William Nicholson, writer of Shadowlands. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 86.
Crash is a contemporary, satirical comedy, probing the feelings behind and reaction to the economic crisis and the people who caused it. The play follows a reunion of sorts, but on the basis of the characters' current situations, their common ground is at best elusive. Nick is a Securities Trader for Goldman Sachs and collector of art. Humphrey is an artist with ethics and a cheque he's not sure he should cash. And Christine is the beautiful girl they both loved, but Humphrey married. All together again, in Nick's Elizabethan mansion, getting ready to celebrate the unveiling of a ... Read more
Crash is a contemporary, satirical comedy, probing the feelings behind and reaction to the economic crisis and the people who caused it. The play follows a reunion of sorts, but on the basis of the characters' current situations, their common ground is at best elusive. Nick is a Securities Trader for Goldman Sachs and collector of art. Humphrey is an artist with ethics and a cheque he's not sure he should cash. And Christine is the beautiful girl they both loved, but Humphrey married. All together again, in Nick's Elizabethan mansion, getting ready to celebrate the unveiling of a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Modern Plays
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408140444
SKU
V9781408140444
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Ref
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About William Nicholson
William Nicholson is a BAFTA, Oscar and Tony nominated playwright, screenwriter and novelist. His plays include Shadowlands, The Retreat from Moscow, Katherine Howard and Map of the Heart. His screenplays include Gladiator, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Firelight and Crime of the Century.
Reviews for Crash
'William Nicholson's first stage play for a decade takes the banking crash and wraps it in rhetoric and pained humanity, in a neat four-hander with a satisfying cataclysm.' Libby Purves, The Times, 21.10.10 'It's a cracker, a play for grown-ups' Libby Purves, The Times, 21.10.10 'It's what would happen if David Hare grew more heart, or Rattigan came ... Read more