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Dinner
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Dinner
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Moira Buffini
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:128 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 193,Width 126 |
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| Category/Genre | Plays, playscripts |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780571218516
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| Classifications | Dewey:822.92 |
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| Edition |
Main
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Faber & Faber
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| Imprint |
Faber & Faber
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| Publication Date |
2 December 2002 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
'It's my creation - like Frankenstein s monster.'An artist, a scientist and a sexpot are coming to dinner. Paige, hostess extraordinaire, is celebrating the publication of her husband s bestseller. The arrival of Mike, marooned in the foggy lane after crashing his van, provides an unexpected addition to the evening's entertainment. A silent waiter, sourced from an obscure website, completes the picture. Primordial Soup is first on the menu let the dinner from hell begin.A wonderful comedy chiller, with blood on the carpet before bedtime.Dinner was premi red at the Royal National Theatre's Loft space in November 2002.
Author Biography
Moira Buffini's plays include Blavatsky's Tower (Machine Room), Gabriel (Soho Theatre), Silence (Birmingham Rep), Loveplay (Royal Shakespeare Company), Dinner (National Theatre and West End), Dying for It, adapted from The Suicide by Nikolai Erdman (Almeida), A Vampire Story (NT Connections), Marianne Dreams (Almeida), Welcome to Thebes (National Theatre), Handbagged (Tricycle Theatre and West End), wonder.land (National Theatre), NW Trilogy (Kiln Theatre) and Manor (National Theatre). Screenplays include Jane Eyre, Tamara Drewe, Byzantium and The Dig.
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