"In Shopping and Fucking, Mark Ravenhill made theatre relevant to the
Thatcher generation. Now he's put videos and Net-surfing in Faust. And
it's no less stunning" (Guardian) Twenty-eight years before The
Importance of Being Earnest, a young woman gives birth to a baby boy.
Is it an accident when Nanny places him in a handbag and her
unpublished novel into the pram? In 1998 a new baby is stolen and an
academic discovers an unpublished novel of more than usual revolting
sentimentality. From Victorian wet nurses to 90s sperm banks, Mark
Ravenhill's play examines the role of parenting in an age of diverse
sexualities, biological engineering and Tinky Winky's handbag. "There
are few stage authors writing more interestingly than Mark Ravenhill .
. . He is - it is now yet more evident - a searing, intelligent,
disturbing sociologist with a talent for satirical dialogue and a
flair for sexual sensationalism" (Financial Times)
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ISBN
9781408177716
Publisert
2015
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Vendor
Methuen Drama
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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