A stunning new play by the award-winning writer of The Glee Club ("Dramatic Dynamite" - Evening Standard) School's out, and David has been sent to spend the holidays with his Aunt Deelie, Uncle Robert and cousin Charlene in the rough part of town. It's a summer of stories; In the shed, Uncle Robert prepares to impress the local history society with his revelations about Charles Dickens in Doncaster; On the allotment, Charlene acts out her favourite soaps; Even Gobbo and Wink, Charlene's non-too-bright conspirators, have rich fantasy lives brimming with the thrills and importance their real lives lack. But when a child goes missing, accusations are thrown at David's new friends, and the line between fact and fiction becomes dangerously blurred...Gong Donkeys is a hilarious, bizarre and touching story about storytelling, as told by The Catcher in The Rye, an SAS commando and Charlene from number 27.Gong Donkeys is published to tie in with the play's premiere at London's Bush Theatre in November 2004.
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A stunning new play by the award-winning writer of The Glee Club ("Dramatic Dynamite" - Evening Standard)
A stunning new play by the award-winning writer of The Glee Club ("Dramatic Dynamite" - Evening Standard)<br />
The Modern Plays series is world famous for containing the work of many of the finest contemporary playwrights. Established in 1959 with the publication of Shelagh Delaney's A Taste of Honey, it remains a series synonymous with the very best in new writing for the stage. Today it features over 1000 plays and continues to grow alongside the staging of new work.
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ISBN
9780413774941
Publisert
2004-11-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Methuen Drama
Vekt
86 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
112

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Biografisk notat

Richard Cameron has had six plays produced at the Bush theatre including Pond Life (1992), Not Fade Away (1993), The Mortal Ash (1994), All Of You Mine (1997) and The Glee Club (2002 and 2004). Other recent plays include In Bed With Billy Cotton (1996) at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, With Every B eat (1995) written under the 1995 Thames Television Writer In Residence Award for the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Almost Grown (1995) for The Royal National Theatre, and Seven (1995) for the Birmingham Rep. His earlier work includes Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (1990), The Moon's A Madonna (1989) a nd Strugglers (1989).