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Olly's Prison
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Olly's Prison
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Edward Bond
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| Series | Modern Plays |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:96 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 186,Width 120 |
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| Category/Genre | Plays, playscripts |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780413676108
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| Classifications | Dewey:822.914 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
Methuen Drama
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| Publication Date |
11 March 1993 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This volume includes the TV version and the stage adaptation "When you marry, have kids...you'll still be in that chair." An ordinary city flat. Evening. A man tries to talk to his daughter. She will not answer. The play moves through the prison of the mind, to that of the outside world in a search that leads to a tragedy. Edward Bond is "a great playwright - many, particularly in continental Europe, would say the greatest living English playwright" (Independent)
Author Biography
Edward Bond is widely regarded as the UK's greatest and most influently playwright. His plays include The Pope's Wedding (Royal Court Theatre, 1962), Saved (Royal Court, 1965), Early Morning (Royal Court, 1968), Lear (Royal Court, 1971), The Sea (Royal Court, 1973), The Fool (Royal Court, 1975), The Woman (National Theatre, 1978), Restoration (Royal Court, 1981) and The War Plays (RSC at the Barbican Pit, 1985).
Reviews"A great playwright - many, particularly in continental Europe, would say the greatest living English playwright." --Independent
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