Frayn Plays: 2: Balmoral; Benefactors; Wild Honey
by Michael Frayn 2020-12-31 16:54:36
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"One of theatre''s subtlest, most sophisticated minds" (The Times) Benefactors conjures the world of the suburbs observed through the lens of post-imperialism; "dazzling.. This prismatic work circumscribes the disillusionment of an era" (New York ... Read more
"One of theatre''s subtlest, most sophisticated minds" (The Times)



Benefactors conjures the world of the suburbs observed through the lens of post-imperialism; "dazzling.. This prismatic work circumscribes the disillusionment of an era" (New York Times); Balmoral dares to imagine what Britain would be like if it had gone through the Russian revolution in 1917; "a sophisticated drollery, an educated amusement" (New Statesman); Wild Honey is a reworking of Checkov''s first play (also known as Platonov) and is shot through with farce, feminism and eroticism.



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  • 7 X 5 X 0.79 in
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  • Bloomsbury
  • November 27, 2008
  • English
  • 9780413660800
Michael Frayn, FRSL (born 8 Sep 1933) is an English playwright and novelist. Frayn is the author of ten novels, including the bestselling Headlong, which was a New York Times Editors' Choice selection...
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