You and me;: Four plays; (Student drama series)

Education & Teaching

Plater, Alan.

Schools & Teaching

Blackie

When Oliver is made redundant he decides to go on a pilgrimage to discover the world's number one crossword compiler, known as Aristotle. Along the way he falls in love with a policewoman, causes the arrest of a Chief Constable and the resignation of a Cabinet Minister. When Oliver is made redundant he decides to go on a pilgrimage to discover the world's number one crossword compiler, known as Aristotle. Along the way he falls in love with a policewoman, causes the arrest of a Chief Constable and the resignation of a Cabinet Minister.

Oliver's travels

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Little,Brown

First edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Jacket is slightly scuffed, and edges are a little creased. Board spine ends are bumped, and page block and page edges are tanned. Binding is sound, boards are clean and pages are otherwise clear throughout. LW

Misterioso

Methuen Publishing, Ltd.

Close the Coalhouse Door

Methuen Drama

THE BEIDERBECKE TAPES.

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

METHUEN

A new comic drama, starring Maureen Lipman, about the life of the famous play agent, Peggy Ramsay, who helped transform post-war British dramaAlan Plater's play for the Hampstead Theatre in London is a witty and poignant portrait of Margaret 'Peggy' Ramsay, the larger-than-life play agent who nurtured several generations of British playwrights (John Arden, Alan Ayckbourn, Robert Bolt, Edward Bond, David Hare, Caryl Churchill, David Hare, Christopher Hampton, Joe Orton, and others) from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. Peggy was one of the most influential behind-the-scenes figures in post-war British theatre. Focusing on one fateful day of her life, when old clients are exiting and new ones are entering, Plater's play is a meditation on the creative spirit. The play premièred at the Hampstead Theatre, London, 23 November 1999."Alan Plater's hilarious celebration of the late literary agent Peggy Ramsay" (The Times)

Peggy For You (Modern Plays)

Dramas & Plays

This gritty musical about the coal industry in northeast England is regularly staged by all kinds of theatre companies, from professional to school to amateur. The play, adapted from stories by Sid Chaplin, and with the songs of Alex Glasgow, is frequently revived. It has been described as a hymn of unqualified praise to the miners who created a revolutionary weapon without having a revolutionary intent. Alan Plater has written numerous radio, television, theatre, and film scripts, as well as fiction.

Close the coalhouse door; (A Methuen playscript)

This title is part of a series which is designed to cover a wide range of classics, modern writers and the full range of literary genres. The series is geared to both examination and coursework requirements at GCSE and A level study and aims to avoid examination short-cuts such as plot summaries and potted character sketches. This play is accompanied by editorial introductions, notes and questions which aim to provide students with the opportunity to explore the characters, ideas and situations. Alan Ayckbourn has written a personal essay which is included in the text.

Absurd person singular (French's acting edition)

Samuel French Ltd.

Beiderbecke Trilogy

Mandarin

Described by the author as: 'memoirs of a jazz-crazed playwright - some of the stories are autobiographical and some of them are true.' A very, very, readable book, Michael Parkinson. Rich throughout with smart lines and offbeat observations, Guardian. Terrific price, terrific read. It kept me turning pages like mad, Campbell Burnap. Masterly in its knowledge and poetic communication. . . Don't hang about, go out and buy it, Jazz Journal Illustrated by some extremely funny cartoons. . . and imbued with the humane wisdom that has made him famous, www.vortexjazz.co.uk

Doggin' Around

Northway Pubns

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