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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (Methuen Drama)
John McGrath
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Description for The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (Methuen Drama)
Paperback. An exuberant "Ceilidh" play with scenes songs and music of Highland history from the clearances to the oil strike Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 120 x 8. Weight in Grams: 88.
Strathoykel, Sutherland. When the Sheriff and his men arrived, the women were on the road and the men behind the walls. The women shouted 'Better to die here than America or the Cape of Good Hope'. The first blow was struck by a woman with a stick. The gentry leant out of their saddles and beat at the women's heads with their crops. (John McGrath)
Strathoykel, Sutherland. When the Sheriff and his men arrived, the women were on the road and the men behind the walls. The women shouted 'Better to die here than America or the Cape of Good Hope'. The first blow was struck by a woman with a stick. The gentry leant out of their saddles and beat at the women's heads with their crops. (John McGrath)
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Modern Plays
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780413488800
SKU
V9780413488800
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About John McGrath
John Peter McGrath, (1935-2002), was a Liverpudlian playwright of Irish descent, best known for his work with the 7:84 theatre company. His most successful play, The Cheviot, the Stage and the Black, Black Oil (1973) tells the story of the clearance of the Scottish highlands, first for grazing, then shooting and finally for oil. Indeed, McGrath took up the cause ... Read more
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