The Methuen Drama Book of 21st Century British Plays : Blue/Orange; Elmina's Kitchen; Realism; Gone Too Far!; Pornography Paperback / softback
by Joe Penhall, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Anthony Neilson, Bola Agbaje, Simon (Author) Stephens
Edited by Aleks (Author, Freelance arts journalist) Sierz
Part of the Play Anthologies series
Paperback / softback
Description
The Methuen Drama Book of 21st Century British Plays showcases five of the best new plays from the first decade of the twenty-first century.
A perfect reminder of the relevance, vitality and innovation of British theatre, this collection represents some of the most exciting plays to emerge in recent years.
Joe Penhall's multi-award-winning Blue/Orange was heralded as 'one of the best new plays in the National's history' (Sunday Times).
Set in a mental hospital it provides a riveting exploration of racism, health and power, and was the winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2001.
Elmina's Kitchen by Kwame Kwei-Armah, about gun crime and the struggle to make a living on Hackney's Murder Mile, marked the emergence of a major new writing talent. 'An exquisite tragi-comedy for our times' (Herald) Neilson's Realism dramatises 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. The first play to be written about the London 7/7 terrorist bombings, Simon Stephens' Pornography tells seven entwining stories of people's lives during the day leading up to the catastrophic event.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:464 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:26/02/2010
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- ISBN:9781408123911
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:464 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:26/02/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9781408123911