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The Ritual Slaughter of Gorge Mastromas

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The Ritual Slaughter of Gorge Mastromas traces the rise of George from the hopeful idealism of the 1970s to a ruthless embodiment of capitalist ambition through the 1980s and '90s. In this dark and electrifying play by Dennis Kelly, George invents three golden rules for success, navigating lies, corruption, and greed without remorse.
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Ideal for readers and theatre-goers drawn to incisive social commentary and dramatic explorations of morality and ambition in contemporary culture.

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An electrifying dark morality tale by multi-award winning playwright and screenwriter Dennis Kelly.

An electrifying dark morality tale, this new play marks award-winning writer Dennis Kelly’s debut at the Royal Court Theatre.

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If you could lie without flinching, corrupt without caring and succeed at all costs – how far could you go… how much could you make?

From the early promise of the '70s through to the unrelenting capitalism of the '80s and '90s, follow George on a journey from innocence to savage greed and knotted honesty, as he invents three golden rules for success, whatever the cost.

An electrifying dark tale, this new play from award-winning writer Dennis Kelly marks his Royal Court debut.

The Ritual Slaughter of Gorge Mastromas explores themes of morality, ambition, and the price of success in today's society.

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Book Details

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ISBN: 9781783190478

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 May 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Oberon Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 218.0mm

Weight: 160g

Pages: 122

About the Author

Dennis Kelly is an internationally acclaimed writer with his plays performed in over thirty countries. Stage plays include Debris, Osama the Hero, After the End, Love and Money, Taking Care of Baby, DNA, Orphans, and The Gods Weep. For television he co-wrote and created the BBC comedy Pulling and has written and created Utopia for Channel Four. He also wrote the book for Matilda the Musical (Royal Shakespeare Company) for which he won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.

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