Charlotte is fifteen and grieving over the loss of her beautiful mother. Her relationship with her father is put to the test as she discovers sex, ambition and 'beauty products'. Inspired by Euripides but with its sights set firmly on contemporary America, A Brief History of Helen of Troy is an unsettling examination of complacency culture and the politics of beauty.
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An unsettling and startingly authentic examination of complacency culture and the politics of beauty.
The Modern Plays series is world famous for containing the work of many of the finest contemporary playwrights. Established in 1959 with the publication of Shelagh Delaney's A Taste of Honey, it remains a series synonymous with the very best in new writing for the stage. Today it features over 1000 plays and continues to grow alongside the staging of new work.
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ISBN
9781350262584
Publisert
2021-04-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Methuen Drama
Vekt
96 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
86

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Mark Schultz, one of America's hottest young writers, is a member of MCC Theater's Playwrights' Coalition in New York. The play was first performed under the title Everything Will Be Different at Soho Rep in New York in April 2005.