Verlag:
Bloomsbury, London
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
'Caring' is a sparsely staged, lean duologue between Zena and Clarke, two characters who appear to be each other's spouse, but also each the lovers of others. Through their exchanges of accusation, counter-accusation, clarification and obfuscation,...
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'Caring' is a sparsely staged, lean duologue between Zena and Clarke, two characters who appear to be each other's spouse, but also each the lovers of others. Through their exchanges of accusation, counter-accusation, clarification and obfuscation, an oblique image emerges of a life lived in tandem. Missed chances, loves spurned and ambitions thwarted are hashed out and compared like a tired game of trumps in this minimalistic meditation on the roles of memory and truth in love.
Verlag:
Bloomsbury, London
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
As five apparently unrelated characters meet in a seemingly insignificant garden, the autumnal sun shines overhead and everybody waits for rain. What they discuss is superficially anything that can pass the time. What is portrayed is the very essence...
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As five apparently unrelated characters meet in a seemingly insignificant garden, the autumnal sun shines overhead and everybody waits for rain. What they discuss is superficially anything that can pass the time. What is portrayed is the very essence of England, Englishness, class, unfulfilled ambition, loves lost and homes that no longer exist. 'Home', premiered at the Royal Court in June 1970, is a beautiful, compassionate, tragic and darkly funny study of the human mind and a once-great nation coming to terms with its new place in the world.
Verlag:
Bloomsbury, London
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
In 'Stages', the life story of Richard Fenchurch, an ageing artist and writer, is unwound as his sanity unravels. He tells his story, remembering details and revealing secrets as visitors, both apparently real and obviously imagined - his ex-wife,...
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In 'Stages', the life story of Richard Fenchurch, an ageing artist and writer, is unwound as his sanity unravels. He tells his story, remembering details and revealing secrets as visitors, both apparently real and obviously imagined - his ex-wife, daughter, former lover, neighbour, psychiatrist - enter the stage uninvited to play their part, either reliving past events or trying bravely to secure his future in the face of his disintegrating mental health. A delicate chamber piece, 'Stages' premiered at the National Theatre, London, in November 1992.
Verlag:
Bloomsbury, London
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Mr Ewbank is organising the marquee for his daughter's wedding. Erecting a huge muslin tent his team of labourers banter and backbite. The audience watch as these skilled men come together to facilitate an event they won't be attending, and come back...
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Mr Ewbank is organising the marquee for his daughter's wedding. Erecting a huge muslin tent his team of labourers banter and backbite. The audience watch as these skilled men come together to facilitate an event they won't be attending, and come back the following day, after the fun has been had, to remove the construction again. Meanwhile, Ewbank watches as his labour and business are reined to deliver a send-off that will mark a fundamental shift in his working and family life. 'The Contractor' premiered at the Royal Court in October 1969.
