Thomas Middleton’s outrageous ‘city comedy’: a brilliantly
plotted, farcical satire of lies and lust, translated from Jacobean
London to the Soho of the 1950s.
A dashingly impecunious bachelor, Dick Follywit, in need of quick cash
and a good time has to live on his wits so turns con-man to fool his
rich uncle. He variously becomes a Lord, a high-class call girl and a
poor actor. Meanwhile, Truly Kidman, a high-class call girl – poor
but quick-witted – needs to fool and then marry a rich young man…
Sean Foley and Phil Porter’s edited version of Middleton’s play is
faithful to the original text but adapts it to fit the seedy world of
1950s Soho, updating character names and including songs of the time
to enhance the biting satire of lust and deception in the life of
Bohemian London.
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ISBN
9781783195183
Publisert
2018
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Bloomsbury UK
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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