”What purpose is served by showing that England's greatest natural philosopher is flawed … like other mortals?” asks one of the characters in Newton's Darkness. “We need unsullied heroes ” But what if the hero is sullied? At stake is an issue that is as germane today as it was 300 years ago: a scientist's ethics must not be divorced from scientific accomplishments. There is probably no other scientist of whom so many biographies and other historical analyses have been published than Isaac Newton — all of them in the standard...
”What purpose is served by showing that England's greatest natural philosopher is flawed … like other mortals?” asks one o...
A dark comedy examining what it means to live in an ex-empire in economic free-fall, and the political and personal extremism that results when all other belief is lost. A middle-aged Englishman, bred to believe in his innate superiority as a birthright of class, race, and gender, loses his job in the City, left to flounder impotently in the world.
A dark comedy examining what it means to live in an ex-empire in economic free-fall, and the political and personal extremism that results when all ot...
This trilogy of plays from prolific writer David Pinner taps into the very present fashion for all things vampire related. Encompassing three plays written over a period of forty-five years, The Vampire Trilogy offers unique slants on the occult. Includes Fanghorn, Edred the Vampire, and Lucifer's Fair.
This trilogy of plays from prolific writer David Pinner taps into the very present fashion for all things vampire related. Encompassing three plays...
David Pinner's predisposition for the unique and unusual permeates this new collection of dark and comic plays, which dabble in the occult, the fantastical, and the satirical. Includes: Succubus, Cartoon, An Evening with the GLC and Shakebag.
David Pinner's predisposition for the unique and unusual permeates this new collection of dark and comic plays, which dabble in the occult, the fantas...