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A collection of shorter plays from stage and television by one of the UK's foremost political playwrights.

Included are:

Blood Sports, five hilarious sketches on sporting subjects
Ball Boys, an unlikely match between Marx and tennis
Baby Love, a powerful and moving account of a baby-snatcher
The National Theatre, 'Three Sisters' in a strip club
The Midas Connection, an ironic look at gold dealing

Especially suitable for performances by groups with limited time and/or resources, all the pieces engage – however wryly – with important issues. The whole collection sheds fascinating new light on Edgar the dramatist.

Edgar: Shorts

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      Publisher: Nick Hern Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 17/08/1989
      ISBN13: 9781854590510, 978-1854590510
      ISBN10: 1854590510

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A collection of shorter plays from stage and television by one of the UK's foremost political playwrights.

      Included are:

      Blood Sports, five hilarious sketches on sporting subjects
      Ball Boys, an unlikely match between Marx and tennis
      Baby Love, a powerful and moving account of a baby-snatcher
      The National Theatre, 'Three Sisters' in a strip club
      The Midas Connection, an ironic look at gold dealing

      Especially suitable for performances by groups with limited time and/or resources, all the pieces engage – however wryly – with important issues. The whole collection sheds fascinating new light on Edgar the dramatist.

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