| Barnes Plays: 3: Clap Hands; Heaven's Blessings; Revolutionary Witness Contributor(s): Barnes, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0413699803 ISBN-13: 9780413699800 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1996 Annotation: One of Britain's most controversial dramatists, Peter Barnes has repeatedly challenged the paramaters of theatrical convention. His plays have been distinguished by their biting social satire and anarchic mix of comedy and tragedy. This volume comprises his two most recent plays, Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie and Heaven's Blessings, together with Revolutionary Witness, commissioned and televised by the BBC in 1989. "Barnes is one of the great unrecognized geniuses of the English theatre of the past couple of decades."-Plays and Players |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Dewey: 822.914 |
| Series: Contemporary Dramatists |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 4.39" W x 7.03" (0.27 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A selection of plays by one of the most original and biting comic writers working in Britain (The Times) Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie is a riotous, scabrous comedy concerning a demonic figure, a destroyer and giver of life, who is always trying to jump, with both feet into his left trouser leg. Heaven's Blessings, taken from the grim pages of the Bible is a charming epic comedy of Tobit, his wife, their son and a cantankerous guardian angel, who set out to reclaim an outstanding IOU, overcoming many dangers which test their faith to breaking point. Revolutionary Witness, about the French Revolution, is a series of four monologues televised by the BBC in 1989.Peter Barnes is one of the unrecognised geniuses of the English theatre (Plays and Players) |