Bill Bryden's Cottesloe Company, which flourished at Peter Hall'sNational Theatre, was the English theatre's only true ensemble of thelast thirty or so years. Impossible Plays tells the story ofthe company and the many actors and musicians connected to it.Co-written by Keith Dewhurst, author of eight plays for the group, andJack Shepherd, a founder-actor, it explains the ideas behind thecompany's work and how the work was staged, and provides anidiosyncratic, lively and deeply personal take on the company.
"The search was always to find a popular theatre, a form...
Bill Bryden's Cottesloe Company, which flourished at Peter Hall'sNational Theatre, was the English theatre's only true ensemble of thelast thirty o...
