Churchill Plays: 2 - (Contemporary Dramatists) by Caryl Churchill (Paperback)

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Softcops renders the philosophy of Foucault as a music-hall turn and Victorian freakshow "theatre and history combine to give such intelligent fun" (TLS); Top Girls brings five great and less-than-great women from history together for a dinner party and "has a combination of directness and complexity which keeps you both emotionally and intellectually alert" (Sunday Times); Fen scrutinises the lives of the low-paid women potato pickers of the fens (in Eastern England) and "the playwright pins down her poetic subject matter in dialogue of impressive vigour and economy" (Financial Times) while Serious Money is a satirical study of the effects of the Big Bang - "Pure genius...the first play about the city to capture the authentic atmosphere of the place.
Author(s): Caryl Churchill
320 Pages
Drama, European
Series Name: Contemporary Dramatists

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About the Book

This second collection of plays by Caryl Churchill includes "Objections to Sex and Violence", "Softcops", "Top Girls", "Fen" and "Serious Money".

Book Synopsis

Softcops renders the philosophy of Foucault as a music-hall turn and Victorian freakshow "theatre and history combine to give such intelligent fun" (TLS); Top Girls brings five great and less-than-great women from history together for a dinner party and "has a combination of directness and complexity which keeps you both emotionally and intellectually alert" (Sunday Times); Fen scrutinises the lives of the low-paid women potato pickers of the fens (in Eastern England) and "the playwright pins down her poetic subject matter in dialogue of impressive vigour and economy" (Financial Times) while Serious Money is a satirical study of the effects of the Big Bang - "Pure genius...the first play about the city to capture the authentic atmosphere of the place." (Daily Telegraph)

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)

Weight: .75 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 320

Genre: Drama

Sub-Genre: European

Series Title: Contemporary Dramatists

Publisher: Methuen Drama

Theme: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Format: Paperback

Author: Caryl Churchill

Language: English

Street Date: May 12, 2009

TCIN: 90808086

UPC: 9780413622709

Item Number (DPCI): 247-41-1525

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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