Frayn Plays: 2: Plays Two: v. 2 (Contemporary Dramatists)

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One of theatre's subtlest, most sophisticated minds (The Times) Benefactors conjures the world of the suburbs observed through the lens of post-imperialism; dazzling. This prismatic work circumscribes the disillusionment of an era (New York Times); Balmoral dares to imagine what Britain would be like if it had gone through the Russian revolution in 1917; a sophisticated drollery, an educated amusement (New Statesman); Wild Honey is a reworking of Checkov's first play (also known as Platonov) and is shot through with farce, feminism and eroticism.

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One of theatre's subtlest, most sophisticated minds (The Times) Benefactors conjures the world of the suburbs observed through the lens of post-imperialism; dazzling. This prismatic work circumscribes the disillusionment of an era (New York Times); Balmoral dares to imagine what Britain would be like if it had gone through the Russian revolution in 1917; a sophisticated drollery, an educated amusement (New Statesman); Wild Honey is a reworking of Checkov's first play (also known as Platonov) and is shot through with farce, feminism and eroticism.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 290
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Published: 27 Jan 1992
ISBN 10: 041366080X
ISBN 13: 9780413660800

Author Bio

Michael Frayn's work for the stage includes Alphabetical Order, Make and Break and Noises Off, all of which received Best Comedy of the Year awards, while Benefactors was named Best Play of the Year. His other works include Democracy (National Theatre and West End prior to Broadway) and Copenhagen (winner of numerous awards including the Evening Standard and Critics' Circle Best Play Awards 1998). He has translated Chekhov's four last plays and is also a novelist and recipient of the Whitbread Prize for Best Novel for Spies.