The Methuen Drama Book of 21st Century British Plays

ISBN-13: 9781408123911 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 464 str.

Aleks Sierz

Opis

This collection showcases the five best new plays from the first decade of the twenty-first century and perfectly reflects why British theatre is regarded as the epicenter of vitality, relevance and innovation in drama and the performing arts.Blue/Orange is Joe Penhall's award-winning play set in a mental hospital which provides a riveting exploration of racism, health and power. "One of the best new plays in the National's history"
--Sunday Times. Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Play.Elmina's Kitchen by Kwame Kwei-Armah centers around gun crime and the struggle to make a living on Hackney's Murder Mile and marked the emergence of a major new writing talent. "An exquisite tragi-comedy for our times. "--The HeraldNeilson's Realism dramatizes the everyday life and increasingly bizarre fantasies and thoughts of its protagonist with comic zeal and inspired inventiveness. Gone Too Far explores a London community divided by race and prejudice. Pornography by Simon Stephens tells seven entwining stories of people's lives during the day leading up to the catastrophic event of the London 7/7 terrorist bombings.