Ten years after the publication of Shinn Plays: One comes this second volume of his plays, bringing together some of the playwright's most acclaimed work to date.The volume includes:Now Or Later (Royal Court, London, 2008) examines religion, freedom of expression and personal responsibility, focused around a US presidential election.Four (Royal Court, London 1998) is set on the 4th July public holiday and is about four isolated young people searching for connection.Picked (Vineyard Theatre, New York, 2011) takes as its centre a young actor who is selected to star in a major movie and the impact this then has on his life and identity.On The Mountain (South Coast Rep, Costa Mesa, 2005) is about a teenager whose mother is starting out on a new relationship, while both are battling with the memories of the past.The anthology also features an introduction by the author.
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IntroductionNow or LaterFourPickedOn The Mountain
Now or Later is as potent as David Mamet’s Oleanna in its exposure of how liberal creeds can – one way or another – be murkily tied in with intolerance
Ten years after the publication of Shinn Plays: 1 comes this second volume of his plays, bringing together some of the playwright's most acclaimed work to date.
Published to mark 10 years since the release of Shinn Plays: 1
The Contemporary Dramatists series celebrates the work of individual writers, bringing together into single volumes a number of plays from their oeuvre. Each volume includes a chronology of the writer's work and an introduction to the plays featured. The series is truly international with collections from leading French, German, Italian and American writers, as well as the best of British playwrights. Taken as a whole, it represents an index of great contemporary playwriting.
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ISBN
9781350007666
Publisert
2017-07-27
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Methuen Drama
Vekt
305 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
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Engelsk
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Antall sider
264
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