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Close the Coalhouse Door
Alan Plater
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Description for Close the Coalhouse Door
Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages, music. BIC Classification: DCF; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 168.
Close the Coalhouse Door is a living pageant of the North-East's mining communities, and also a key work in the development of British political drama. Triumphantly revived by Live Theatre, this gritty musical is regularly staged by all kinds of theatre companies, from professional to school and amateur. The original version was published by Samuel French. This new edition, using the updated script, was published in response to demand from the numerous theatre groups which want to perform it. Alan Plater wrote: 'Some plays refuse to lie down. Others surrender on the first night and disappear into a mysterious other ... Read more
Close the Coalhouse Door is a living pageant of the North-East's mining communities, and also a key work in the development of British political drama. Triumphantly revived by Live Theatre, this gritty musical is regularly staged by all kinds of theatre companies, from professional to school and amateur. The original version was published by Samuel French. This new edition, using the updated script, was published in response to demand from the numerous theatre groups which want to perform it. Alan Plater wrote: 'Some plays refuse to lie down. Others surrender on the first night and disappear into a mysterious other ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781852244897
SKU
V9781852244897
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Ref
99-10
About Alan Plater
Alan Plater (1935-2010) was born in Jarrow, brought up in Hull, and became a full-time writer in 1961, with over 200 assorted credits in radio, television, theatre and film. His plays have been performed at many British theatres, including Hull Truck, London’s Bush Theatre and the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, and Newcastle’s Live Theatre, Theatre Royal and Newcastle Playhouse. His ... Read more
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