This fifth collection of Tom Stoppard's plays brings together five classic plays by one of the most celebrated dramatists writing in the English language. The collection includes The Real Thing, Night & Day, Hapgood, Indian Ink and Arcadia, about which the reviewer for the *Daily Telegraph* said 'I
Plays 5
β Scribed by Caryl Churchill
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 60 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1788501640
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β¦ Synopsis
In this collection of plays from one of our finest dramatists, Caryl Churchill demonstrates her remarkable ability to find new forms to express profound truths about the world we live in. Complete with a new introduction by the author, this volume contains:
Seven Jewish Children (Royal Court Theatre, London, 2009): a short play about seven families wondering how to protect their children, written at the time of the bombing of Gaza by Israel in 2008β9.
Love and Information (Royal Court, 2012): a fast-moving kaleidoscope in which more than a hundred characters try to make sense of what they know.
Ding Dong the Wicked (Royal Court, 2012): two families on opposite sides of a war, locked in identical hatred.
Here We Go (National Theatre, 2015): a play about dying and being dead.
Escaped Alone (Royal Court, 2016): three old friends and an unexpected neighbour have tea in a sunny back yard, and face...
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