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Churchill Plays: 2
Softcops; Top Girls; Fen; Serious Money
Series: Contemporary Dramatists
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This collection will appeal to readers interested in British theatre, feminist perspectives, social commentary, and sharp political satire. It is suited for those who appreciate intellectually stimulating drama that combines historical insight with vivid characters.
This second collection of plays by Caryl Churchill includes "Objections to Sex and Violence", "Softcops", "Top Girls", "Fen" and "Serious Money".
This second collection of plays by Caryl Churchill includes "Objections to Sex and Violence", "Softcops", "Top Girls", "Fen" and "Serious Money".
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Churchill Plays: 2 includes four groundbreaking plays by Caryl Churchill, each offering a unique and compelling theatrical experience.
Softcops transforms the philosophy of Foucault into a music-hall performance and Victorian freakshow. As noted by the Times Literary Supplement, "theatre and history combine to give such intelligent fun."
Top Girls gathers five remarkable and not-so-remarkable women from history for a dinner party. The Sunday Times describes it as having "a combination of directness and complexity which keeps you both emotionally and intellectually alert."
Fen examines the lives of low-paid women potato pickers in the fens of Eastern England. According to the Financial Times, "the playwright pins down her poetic subject matter in dialogue of impressive vigour and economy."
Serious Money is a satirical exploration of the effects of the Big Bang. The Daily Telegraph hails it as "pure genius... the first play about the city to capture the authentic atmosphere of the place."
Series: Contemporary Dramatists
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780413622709
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 February 1990
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 19.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 306g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Caryl Churchill is an award-winning playwright, whose plays are renowned for their striking influence upon contemporary British theatre practices. Indicative of her enduring impression upon the theatrical landscape, Churchill has won Obie Awards for her widely celebrated plays Cloud 9 (1979), Top Girls (1982), Serious Money (1987) and A Number (2002). Further cementing her reputation as an outstanding playwright, in 2002 Churchill won an Obie Award for Lifetime Achievement and in 2010 was placed in the American Theatre Hall of Fame. She continues to produce innovative and provocative work, such as Seven Jewish Children - a play for Gaza (2009) and Love and Information (2012), and in January 2016 her latest full-length play, Escaped Alone, opened at the Royal Court Theatre to great acclaim. With an illustrious theatre career that transcends four decades, Caryl Churchill is arguably more than just one of Britain’s most revered female playwrights; she is one of Britain’s most respected and groundbreaking working today.
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