An urgent political play from the writer behind Let The Right One In
and This is England '86. Hope is a funny and scathing fable attacking
the squeeze on local government. How do you save twenty-two million
pounds? Mark and Hilary, the leaders of the Council, are about to find
out. Jack Thorne's Hope premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London,
in November 2014. 'valuable and timely... a sunburst of optimism' -
Daily Telegraph 'a surprisingly entertaining state-of-the-nation
drama'- The Stage 'mischievous without being strident, combining
pensiveness and wry humour' - Evening Standard 'sharp yet
generous-spirited... [Hope] earns its final glow of optimism by being
a critical, hard-edged play that is not a cynical one... it's rather
beautiful' - The Times 'Jack Thorne's play about local authority cuts
could not be more timely: what is equally important is that it
entertains even as it offers a call to arms... [Hope] is part of a
valuable tradition in combining the residual optimism of David Hare
with the preoccupation with process of David Edgar. But it exists on
its own terms and is particularly good on edgy personal
relationships... it resonantly lives up to its title' - Guardian
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ISBN
9781780015538
Publisert
2015
Utgiver
Vendor
Nick Hern Books (FF)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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