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Short Shorts

Short Shorts

Short Shorts

Michael Yates

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Editorial:
Lulu Press
Año de edición:
2013
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9780956151339
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Three one-act plays by Michael Yates.LIFE SENTENCE: Hell hath no fury like a womanscorned - especially when she has a meat cleaver in herhand! A dark comedy about the violent games loversplay. Winner of the Stanley Arnold Trophy at SheffieldOne-Act Play Festival.TILL MY EYES BLEED: Loyal Mel hires the theatreto host a wake for his best friend Adrian. But itbecomes apparent - to everyone except Mel - thatMel’s wife had enjoyed a passionate affair with Adrian.Will Mel guess the truth before the end of the night?SUNDAY AFTERNOON AGAIN: Eight-year-oldLenny has two big worries: His mum and dad arealways fighting, and there’s a wicked witch living nextdoor! A poignant play about growing up, chosen forLiverpool’s Write Now One-Act Play Festival, anddescribed by critic Laurence Raw as 'sharplyobserved... vividly demonstrates how the past exerts apowerful influence over the present.' 3

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