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Author:   Michael Earley ,  Philippa Keil ,  Philippa Keil
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9780878300785

ISBN 10:   0878300783
Pages:   198
Publication Date:   22 July 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Scenes for One Woman and One Man; Chapter 1 The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Martin McDonagh; Chapter 2 Boys' Life, Howard Korder; Chapter 3 Broken Glass, Arthur Miller; Chapter 4 Closer, Patrick Marber; Chapter 5 Dog Opera, Constance Congdon; Chapter 6 The Heidi Chronicles, Wendy Wasserstein; Chapter 7 The Lodger, Simon Burke; Chapter 8 The Pitchfork Disney, Philip Ridley; Chapter 9 Raised in Captivity, Nicky Silver; Chapter 10 Shopping and F***ing, Mark Ravenhill; Chapter 11 Simpatico, Sam Shepard; Chapter 12 Some Voices, Joe Penhall; Chapter 13 Two, Jim Cartwright; Chapter 14 The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband, Debbie Isitt; Part 2 Scenes for Two Women; Chapter 15 Amy's View, David Hare; Chapter 16 The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Martin McDonagh; Chapter 17 The Cripple of Inishmaan, Martin McDonagh; Chapter 18 Kindertransport, Diane Samuels; Chapter 19 Low Level Panic, Clare Mclntyre; Chapter 20 The Memory of Water, Shelagh Stevenson; Chapter 21 My Mother Said I Never Should, Charlotte Keatley; Chapter 22 A Perfect Ganesh, Terrence McNally; Chapter 23 Serving it Up, David Eldridge; Chapter 24 Sweet Panic, Stephen Poliakoff; Chapter 25 Talking in Tongues, Winsome Pinnock; Chapter 26 Weldon Rising, Phyllis Nagy; Chapter 27 The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband, Debbie Isitt;

Reviews

Libraries and faculty bookshelves are a good place to keep books such as the two under review (companion volume Contemporary Scenes for Actors: Men). They both include unknown material, along with noted plays and playwrights. The cuttings are well chosen and balanced. The comments by the editors are well thought out and informative. <br>- Choice, 3/00 <br>

Libraries and faculty bookshelves are a good place to keep books such as the two under review (companion volume Contemporary Scenes for Actors: Men). They both include unknown material, along with noted plays and playwrights. The cuttings are well chosen and balanced. The comments by the editors are well thought out and informative. - Choice, 3/00

Author Information

Michael Earley and Philippa Keil are the editors of TheClassical Monologue, The Modern Monologue and TheContemporary Monologue, all available from Routledge.

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