<i>'The Greatest Play in the History of the World</i>… is that theatrical rarity: a play which lives up to its name.'

Helen Nugent, Northern Soul, November 2017

Squashed full of exquisite observation, replete with revealing detail and heart-breaking beauty...Hesmondhalgh is flawless

Northern Soul

Richly textured...brilliantly observed (and very funny)...Julie Hesmondhalgh is nothing short of astonishing

UnrestricedViews

What is it that you would want to be preserved for eternity? A man wakes in the middle of the night to discover that the world has stopped.Through the crack in his bedroom curtains he can see no signs of life at all...other than a light in the house opposite where a woman in an oversized Bowie T-shirt stands, looking back at him.The Greatest Play in the History of the World is a beautifully constructed love story, set on Preston Road and also in space and in time. Presented as a monologue for one actor, it asks profound questions with deepest sincerity whilst simultaneously balancing the human quest for meaningful connections. This edition was published to coincide with the play's run at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh in summer 2018 starring Julie Hesmondhalgh.
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'The Greatest Play in the History of the World… is that theatrical rarity: a play which lives up to its name.'
A profound and touching love story set on Preston Road and in space and time.
Ian Kershaw is a writer for both stage and screen and winner of the Bruntwood Playwriting Competition 2007.
The Modern Plays series is world famous for containing the work of many of the finest contemporary playwrights. Established in 1959 with the publication of Shelagh Delaney's A Taste of Honey, it remains a series synonymous with the very best in new writing for the stage. Today it features over 1000 plays and continues to grow alongside the staging of new work.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781350089648
Publisert
2018-07-27
Utgiver
Vendor
Methuen Drama
Vekt
58 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
48

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Biographical note

Ian Kershaw is a writer for theatre, radio and television. His theatre credits include Cinderella (The Duke's Playhouse), Star Cross'd and Candyland (Oldham Coliseum) and Get Ken Barlow (Watford Palace Theatre). For television he has been a writer for hit shows such as Cold Feet, Death in Paradise, Shameless, Holby City, Casualty, Doctors and Eastenders.