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Barnes Plays: 3 Peter Barnes

Barnes Plays: 3 By Peter Barnes

Barnes Plays: 3 by Peter Barnes


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A third collection of Peter Barnes plays which reflect his social satire and anarchic mix of comedy and tragedy. As one of Britain's most controversial dramatists, he repeatedly challenges the parameters of theatrical convention.

Barnes Plays: 3 Summary

Barnes Plays: 3: Clap Hands; Heaven's Blessings; Revolutionary Witness by Peter Barnes

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)

About Peter Barnes

Peter Barnes (1931-2004) was a British writer and director whose work includes The Ruling Class (Nottingham and Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1968), Leonardo's Last Supper and Noonday Demons (Open Space Theatre, London, 1969), The Bewitched (RSC, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1974), Laughter! (Royal Court Theatre, 1978), Red Noses (RSC, Barbican, 1985) and Sunsets and Glories (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, 1990). Over the course of his career he won many awards including the Evening Standard Award, 1969; the John Whiting Award, 1969; the Sony Best Play Award, 1981; the Laurence Olivier Award, 1985; the Royal Television society Award for Best TV Play, 1987; and was nominated for an Oscar in 1993.

Table of Contents

Clap Hands; Heaven's Blessings; Revolutionary Witness

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GOR006706235
9780413699800
0413699803
Barnes Plays: 3: Clap Hands; Heaven's Blessings; Revolutionary Witness by Peter Barnes
Used - Well Read
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
19960812
208
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