Shinn Plays

Shinn Plays

Christopher Shinn

121,21 €
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Editorial:
Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2017
Materia
Obras de teatro, textos teatrales
ISBN:
9781350007666

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Ten years after the publication of Shinn Plays: Onecomes this second volume of his plays, bringing together some of the playwright’s most acclaimed work to date.The volume includes:Now Or Later (Royal Court, London, 2008) examines religion, freedom of expression and personal responsibility, focused around a US presidential election.Four(Royal Court, London 1998)is set on the 4th July public holiday and is about four isolated young people searching for connection.Picked(Vineyard Theatre, New York, 2011) takes as its centre a young actor who is selected to star in a major movie and the impact this then has on his life and identity.On The Mountain (South Coast Rep, Costa Mesa, 2005) is about a teenager whose mother is starting out on a new relationship, while both are battling with the memories of the past.The anthology also features an introduction by the author.

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