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Barbara Field, adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens A rich theatrical re-telling of the famous classic which captures
the full flavour and style of Dickens' immortal novel. Using a simple
unit set and making resourceful use of a brilliantly theatrical storytelling
technique, the play conveys all the energy and warmth of Dickens'
richly human store with cinematic quickness and fluidity. Shifting
deftly from scene to scene and from place to place, the play involves
the audience at every step, building steadily to the climax where
Pip gives moving evidence that in growing up he has also come of
age as a compassionate and admirable human being. Play. Hugh Leonard, adapted from
the novel by Charles Dickens Bringing to life all the vivid characters of the original and conveying
the story with great clarity, atmosphere and theatrical flair, Hugh
Leonard's adaptation of Charles Dickens's most popular novel is both
exciting and haunting. Period early 19th century. Play. Thomas Babe. 5 men, 4 women. Unit Set The play is comprised of two distinctly separate, yet interconnected,
acts in which a group of high-spirited young people learn of the
shooting and then the death of Robert Kennedy. The action begins
in a park, where several teenagers - male and female - talk tough,
rail against their parents and experiment with drugs and sex. Their
actions seem almost aimless and random on this warm spring night
until the news that Kennedy has been assassinated leaves them stunned
and unable to comprehend the meaning of this awful era. In the second
act a young couple go home together, joined by another boy. Sex is
on their minds but they are distracted by the droning TV set which
monitors the ebbing life of the mortally wounded Kennedy. When word
of his death finally comes their emotions give way at last in a flood
of anger and confused bitterness. But, as they reach out to console
and somehow reassure each other, the young couple decide that it
is love, rather than mere sex, which draws them together. And as
the other boy leaves they prepare to go to bed - hopeful of a meaningful
and lasting relationship, but also fearful and unsure that this can
be possible in a world so filled with sudden violence and mindless
destructiveness. (in Greatest Hits) Thomas McLaughlin | 2m. Short drama. Single interior set. A tense psychological thriller involving a deadly game of words
and deception between two Irish hit-men during a seemingly casual
meeting. A taut and explosive exploration of the mentality of men
caught up in the underground world of terrorism. Play. Michael Wilcox | M 10 F1. Various simple settings. When a young gardener and his lover are accused of burglary, the ensuing trial g exposes the fear, prejudice and blackmail so often faced by homosexuals in this play from the author of Rents and Massage. Premiered at the Northern Stage Company with Live Theatre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in 1990, it was subsequently revived at the Kings Head Theatre, Islington, in December 1990. Comedy/Drama Paul Ableman : 2 men. Interior Two university students, one a physiologist, the other an economist, have been sharing an apartment, but now one of them is about to depart for work abroad. They also share an enthusiasm for game-playing, and the most active communication between them is expressed through hilarious fantasy-like skits, replete with outlandish accents and parodied characterizations. The departing roommate also has a sometime mistress, a boozy older woman named Julia, whom he would like to bequeath to his friend, and it is his attempts to set this up which bring on the most wildly funny bits of play-acting leading on, ultimately, to a suddenly serious yet subtly revealing denouement. Comedy. Tom Dudzick | M3 (30s, mid 60s) F2 (29, mid 60s) A sitting-room and dining-room, with insert. Andy Gorski has a sweet Catholic mother, a sour Catholic father
and a severely retarded younger brother who live in a working-class
neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. When Andy reluctantly
brings home his Jewish atheist fiancee to meet the folks on Christmas
Eve, his worst fears about family blowups are realise. Brother Mickey,
whose vocabulary thus far has been limited, suddenly says "Greetings!" and
sends us on a wild, improbable and hilarious exploration into the
nature of earthly reality. Drama. Tim Blake Nelson. Based on actual events during World War II. 7 men, 1 woman. Interior. Recruited by the Nazis, a group of Hungarian Jews are promised they
will live longer if they assist in the extermination of other Jewish
prisoners. As if their lives in the concentration camp weren't already
a living hell, these men find that assisting the Nazis in the extermination
of other Jews has turned them into the living dead. Realising they
too will soon be exterminated, the group plans to blow up the crematoria
with smuggled explosives and then try to escape. But as they set
their plan in motion and plant the explosives, they make a horrific
discovery: while removing corpses from a gas chamber, they find a
young woman who barely survived the gas. While debating whether to
put her out of.her misery, or smuggle her to another camp where she
may five, they are caught. As the Nazis interrogate them, the girl
is killed, and ultimately all but one of the Sonderkommando are put
to death. The lone survivor is left to ponder his actions and the
value of life for the rest of his days. |