Description
Book SynopsisA unique, groundbreaking collection of six new plays that redefine disability selected and introduced by Dame Jenny Sealey.
Includes the Playtexts:
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL BY RAY HARRISON GRAHAM
PEELING BY KAITE O''REILLY
SOFT VENGEANCE BY APRIL DE ANGELIS
FITTINGS: THE LAST FREAKSHOW BY MIKE KENNY
INTO THE MYSTIC BY PETER WOLF
HOUND BY MARIA OSHODI
Trade ReviewHound by Maria Oshodi '...a witty biting piece out to give the sighted a salutary eye-opener' THE INDEPENDENT Soft Vengeance by April de Angelis 'Courageous, horrifying, sad and funny...' THE TIMES Sympathy for the Devil by Ray Harrison Graham 'It is rare and rewarding to find a piece as dense and intelligent as this' THE GUARDIAN Fittings: The Last Freak Show by Mike Kenny 'an hilarious, ironic, hard-hitting piece of theatre' THE SCOTSMAN Into the Mystic by Peter Wolf '...this latter-day passion play...making brilliant use of large scale computer imagery and performances of terrifying power...not for the squeamish' WHAT'S ON Peeling by Kaite O'Reilly 'gives notice of strong, fresh, comic talent, a scathing eloquence' THE INDEPENDANT
Table of ContentsForeword by Richard Wilson 5 Introduction by Jenny Sealey 9 Hound 15 by Maria Oshodi Soft Vengeance 95 by April De Angelis Sympathy for the Devil 145 by Ray Harrison Graham Fittings: The Last Freak Show 223 by Mike Kenny Into The Mystic 259 by Peter Wolf peeling 301 by Kaite O’Reilly Graeae since 1980 350
