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Description for Beryl
Paperback. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; DD; WSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 201 x 7. Weight in Grams: 88.
I had a constant battle to get where I am today. Scrimping and scraping, people telling me not to do it, I couldn't do it. That my life wouldn't amount to very much. Now I might have had a bit of natural talent but I got here because of pure determination and persistence. Stubbornness you might say. I always went that extra mile, pushed myself that bit harder than anyone else and never took anything for granted. It was 1954 when Beryl Charnock met keen cyclist Charlie Burton. In those days they cycled in clubs and once Beryl started ... Read more
I had a constant battle to get where I am today. Scrimping and scraping, people telling me not to do it, I couldn't do it. That my life wouldn't amount to very much. Now I might have had a bit of natural talent but I got here because of pure determination and persistence. Stubbornness you might say. I always went that extra mile, pushed myself that bit harder than anyone else and never took anything for granted. It was 1954 when Beryl Charnock met keen cyclist Charlie Burton. In those days they cycled in clubs and once Beryl started ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Modern Plays
Condition
New
Weight
87g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472596109
SKU
V9781472596109
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Ref
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About Maxine Peake
Maxine Peake is best known for her work on BBC productions like Dinnerladies, Shameless, Criminal Justice, The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister, Henry IV, Room at the Top, Silk and The Village. She wrote Beryl as a Radio 4 drama in 2012 (originally entitled Beryl: A Love Story on Two Wheels) and adapted it for the stage in 2014. ... Read more
Reviews for Beryl
A play about what you can do if you have enough determination and Yorkshire grit to be a winner.
Guardian
Beryl offers a charming entre into the sport and the legend of its greatest female practitioner
Independent
The story of an extraordinary woman, mother and legend who couldn’t stop herself from peddling - and winning.
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Guardian
Beryl offers a charming entre into the sport and the legend of its greatest female practitioner
Independent
The story of an extraordinary woman, mother and legend who couldn’t stop herself from peddling - and winning.
... Read more